In the latest grocery industry shakeup, Aldi has sold the iconic Winn-Dixie grocery chain it acquired less than a year ago. Aldi said it will keep the Winn-Dixie and Harveys supermarkets it plans to convert into Aldi stores. But it is getting rid of the rest.

Despite frigid temperatures, the opening of Northport's second Aldi grocery store lured a big crowd of customers.

In March 2024, Aldi acquired Southeastern Grocers and announced it would convert the two grocery stores into Aldi's. For the Treasure Coast, that meant converting two Winn-Dixie locations; there are no Harveys locations here.

At least one Winn-Dixie store in Pensacola is still planning to be converted into an Aldi despite selling stores back to Southeastern Grocers.

This month a group of private investors, led by Anthony Hucker, the current CEO and president of parent company Southeastern Grocers, and the grocer’s supply chain partner C&S Wholesale Grocers, acquired Southeastern Grocers and many of its Winn-Dixie stores back from Aldi.

Less than a year after purchasing Southeastern Grocers Inc., Aldi has sold the Winn-Dixie and Harveys Supermarket chains to a consortium of private investors. Aldi will continue converting approximately 220 Winn-Dixie and Harveys Supermarket locations ...

Last year, Aldi acquired Winn-Dixie and Harveys from Jacksonville, Fla.-based Southeastern Grocers. The deal included grocery store locations across Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana and Mississippi.