Subj : ALDI/Winn-Dixie was:You
To : DAVE DRUM
From : Mike Powell
Date : Fri Sep 01 2023 13:26:00
> MP> They had all left this area long ago. I was surprised to hear that
> MP> there were any left to be snapped up!
> The acquisition - which includes Harveys Supermarket - will add
> locations across Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana and Mississippi to
> Aldi's portfolio. Almost 300 of these stores are based in Florida.
I think they pulled out of Kentucky, and points north, sometime around
2000. I don't see Tennessee listed, either. I have not been farther south
than Tennessee since 2000 so that explains why I didn't know they were
still going strong in the deep Southeast. ;)
> I only shopped a Winn Dixie one time. When I attended my 1st echo picnic
> in Alabama. Had to get some ground beef for my planned pot of red. The
> service meat counter set me right up with some freshly coarse-ground 80/20
> (chuck) and a small package of suet.
When I moved here, according to the locals, the meat counters ranked as
follows: Pic-Pac, Winn Dixie, Kroger, and then Save-A-Lot. Now the first
two are gone. I am not too surprised that you got good service.
