The Aldi plan from the start was to convert WD and Harvey stores that fit their expansion plans into Aldi stores, with the remaining 170-180 WD & Harvey’s stores to remain under those names - with Aldi running them. However, running stores of the WD & Harvey type is really outside the Aldi “color-wheel.” So in a smart move they sell those unwanted stores back to Southeastern Grocers to run. Hopefully not all those locations are “low hanging fruit” and Southeastern Grocers doesn’t go back into bankruptcy. Time will tell.
