Southeastern Grocers opens Winn-Dixie store in Jacksonville, Fla.
Southeastern Grocers, parent company and home of Fresco y Más, Harveys Supermarket and Winn-Dixie grocery stores, has opened a new Winn-Dixie store in the rapidly growing Grand Cypress neighborhood in St. Johns County.
This new store, in a suburb of its Jacksonville hometown, is the first of three new Winn-Dixie stores the grocer is opening to support economic growth in its communities.
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SEG’s Grand Cypress Winn-Dixie store and forthcoming stores in Jacksonville’s College Park neighborhood and Central Florida’s Apopka City Center showcase the grocer’s commitment to supporting, elevating and growing its communities by providing value on high-quality products as well as its investment in local economies through the creation of hundreds of jobs, the company said.
“Our goal is to positively impact our local communities through service, both inside and outside our stores. While we pride ourselves on offering a remarkable shopping experience for our customers, we’re also committed to being the grocer our customers and associates can always count on,” said Anthony Hucker, president and CEO of Southeastern Grocers. “With the investment of our new stores throughout our home state of Florida, we look forward to supporting the growth and betterment of our communities and providing our customers with quality products at an affordable price, so they don’t have to compromise when it comes to nourishing their families.”
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SEG noted that it prioritizes its people – both associates and customers – and aims to offer products and services that better their lives and stretch their wallets. The grocer recently launched its online shopping and delivery service offering customers the same promotions, savings and prices found in stores with the convenience of delivery in as little as two hours. SEG will expand delivery to its Fresco y Más customers and rollout convenient curbside pickup beginning in early 2023.