A group of investors, including C&S Wholesale Grocers and the current president and CEO of Southeastern Grocers, has acquired Southeastern Grocers and its Winn-Dixie and Harveys Supermarket banners from Aldi. The deal includes 170 grocery stores in Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Florida.
Aldi had purchased Southeastern about a year ago, and the discount grocer still plans to convert about 220 Winn-Dixie and Harveys stores to Aldi locations. The transition process is already underway and is expected to continue into 2027.
Aldi had been working with investment bankers for weeks to divest some of the 400 Winn-Dixie locations it acquired from Southeastern, according to published reports.
Despite the sale, Aldi still plans to invest $9 billion over the next five years to open 800 new U.S. stores.
