A Winn-Dixie grocery store in the Bradenton area is closing after being open 3 years

James A. Jones Jr.
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Winn-Dixie, which opened its Lakewood Ranch store in November 2020, is closing up shop there April 10.

“We have made the difficult decision to close the Winn-Dixie store located at 11525 State Road 70 East in Lakewood Ranch. While we understand that closing this store will impact the local community, we want to assure you this decision was not made lightly,” the company said in a statement.

“All store associates who wish to continue employment with Winn-Dixie have been offered positions at nearby locations. The Lakewood Ranch Winn-Dixie store will be working hard to continue delivering the great service and value our customers have come to expect until the time of closure in April,” the statement said.

Southeastern Grocers Inc., parent company of Winn-Dixie, took over the former Earth Fare supermarket location in May 2020 after Earth Fare ceased operations.

At its closing, Earth Fare released a statement saying it was “not in a financial position to continue to operate on a go-forward basis.”

Other Southeastern companies are BI-LO, Fresco y Más, and Harveys Supermarket.

Southeastern Grocers has stores in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina and South Carolina.

The Lakewood Ranch Winn Dixie will be closing on April 10.
The Lakewood Ranch Winn Dixie will be closing on April 10.