9 Tampa Bay Winn-Dixie Stores To Close

ST. PETERSBURG, FL – Nine Winn-Dixie grocery stores are preparing to close in Tampa Bay as the regional grocery chains' parent company prepares to file for bankruptcy.

Among the stores targeted for closing are:

· 7625 Blind Pass Road, St. Petersburg

· 3301 17Th St., Sarasota

· 1325 S. Tamimi Trail, Sarasota

· 2881 Clark Road, Sarasota

· 2126 Collier Parkway, Land O’ Lakes

· 2525 N. Dale Mabry Highway, Tampa

· 4317 Gandy Blvd., Tampa

· 3500 53rd Ave., Bradenton

· 6180 U.S. 41 N., Apollo Beach.

Also slated to close is the Winn-Dixie sister store, Harveys, at 2525 E. Hillsboro Ave. in Tampa.

The parent company, Southeastern Grocers, announced it would "voluntarily implement a court-supervised, prepackaged restructuring agreement." The company plans to file for bankruptcy by the end of March.

As part of the restructuring, the company is closing 94 grocery stores including Winn-Dixie, Harveys and Bi-Lo stores. That represents about 16 percent of Southeastern Grocers' store count, with 582 locations remaining open.

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