September 30, 2023

Winn-Dixie will probably be closing its in-store pharmacies within the wake of an acquisition introduced final month that its grocery shops will probably be acquired by ALDI.

Winn-Dixie pharmacy clients will obtain a discover earlier than their prescriptions are transferred to a different location by the tip of this yr.

“Previous to the closing of the proposed merger agreements lately introduced, Southeastern Grocers has entered into agreements to switch prescription recordsdata to sure CVS Pharmacies and Walgreens,” stated Meredith Hurley, Senior Director of Communications & Group Southeastern Grocers Inc., in an announcement.

“We’re working carefully with CVS Pharmacy and Walgreens to make sure that our clients’ prescriptions are dealt with fastidiously and confidentially and that there gained’t be any delay in service,” Hurley added.

Winn-Dixie shops will proceed to function independently till the ALDI transaction closes within the first half of 2024.

The ALDI buy consists of the Winn-Dixie supermarkets at La Plaza Grande, Lake Sumter Touchdown and Pinellas Plaza in The Villages. ALDI has shops in Woman Lake, Trailwinds Village in Wildwood and Oxford.