The acquisition will expand Food Lion’s Georgia footprint to 51 stores and push its 2026 store openings beyond the company’s original growth target.
Food Lion has reached an agreement to acquire five Winn-Dixie supermarkets in southern Georgia, expanding its presence in the state as Winn-Dixie shifts its focus to its Florida operations.
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- The acquisition will expand Food Lion’s Georgia footprint to 51 stores and push its 2026 store openings beyond the company’s original growth target.
The five stores, located in Brunswick, Folkston, Lake Park, St. Simons Island and Valdosta, will continue operating under the Winn-Dixie banner until the transaction closes. Food Lion plans to convert the locations and reopen them under its own banner in mid-December, subject to customary closing requirements…