Aldi to buy Florida-based Winn-Dixie grocery stores

 
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Old 08-16-2023, 01:02 PM
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Default Aldi to buy Florida-based Winn-Dixie grocery stores

I wonder what that does to the planned Winn Dixie on Micro RaceTrack Rd? Hate to see another option lost, even though I do like
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This is great news. We always shop at Aldi first to save lots of $$. Then, if needed, we run into Publix if we couldn't find something on our list.

Aldi to buy Winn-Dixie, Harveys Supermarket; adds 400 grocery stores
 
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As far as I can tell, they are keeping the Winn-Dixies as Winn-Dixies so it does not appear to impact the public.

Aldi said after the sale it plans to operate Winn-Dixie and Harveys Supermarket under their brand names, but said it would evaluate each location and may decide to convert some locations into the Aldi store format.
 
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If they have that stupid 25-cent cart rental deposit, they will lose my business.
 
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If they have that stupid 25-cent cart rental deposit, they will lose my business.
Then you must love going to Walmart.
 
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If they have that stupid 25-cent cart rental deposit, they will lose my business.
That cart thing is something I always liked about Aldi's. Keeps the parking lot tidy and neat.
 
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Then you must love going to Walmart.
I don't like Walmart because they don't stock the same products consistently. I tried to save money at Walmart over Publix on roasted chickens, but I found out that half the time I would go there, they had no chickens. Now, my main go to store is Publix. Occasionally, I go to Winn Dixie. Never Walmart or Aldis. I went to Sprouts a few times until they started charging for reusable plastic bags. That was enough to lose my business.
 
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Then you must love going to Walmart.
Love Fresh Market, Publix and Sprouts. Went to Aldi's once and left without buying anything.
 
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That cart thing is something I always liked about Aldi's. Keeps the parking lot tidy and neat.
 
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That cart thing is something I always liked about Aldi's. Keeps the parking lot tidy and neat.
It does that, and often you can pass on a cart (no charge),
and make someone smile! πŸ˜€
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Then you must love going to Walmart.
Walmart is too far away from Marsh Bend to even be a consideration. Don't like Walmart anyway, trying to be everything to everybody, and seldom works for us. .

Winn Dixie purchase is a cheap way to get land and buildings to expand. .
Build versus buy financial decision. .

Minimal impact except for potentially a better offerings at Winn Dixie.
 
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Aldi's and Winn-Dixie---sounds like a match made in heaven
 
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It does that, and often you can pass on a cart (no charge),
and make someone smile! πŸ˜€
You must be a very nice person. I have been given a cart and then passed it on,gives much pleasure to both the giver and the receiver.
 
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Aldi's and Winn-Dixie---sounds like a match made in heaven
Two stores we don’t like much merge, highly unlikely the surviving entity will be any better.
 
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If they have that stupid 25-cent cart rental deposit, they will lose my business.
It is annoying but 1 purchase at Aldi saves a lot more than .25
 

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