SN Top 10: Southeastern Grocers’ CEO, C&S Wholesale Grocers buy Winn-Dixie from Aldi top the week’s headlinesSN Top 10: Southeastern Grocers’ CEO, C&S Wholesale Grocers buy Winn-Dixie from Aldi top the week’s headlines

In this week’s recap of the Top 10 most popular Supermarket News articles, Southeastern Grocers’ CEO, C&S Wholesale Grocers buy Winn-Dixie from Aldi ranked as the week’s top story. A group of private investors, including the current president and CEO of Southeastern Grocers (SEG) as well as C&S Wholesale Grocers, has acquired Southeastern Grocers and its Winn-Dixie and Harveys Supermarket banners from Aldi U.S., the consortium announced late Friday.

Details of the transaction were not disclosed. The deal includes about 170 grocery stores in Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Florida, as well as the existing Winn-Dixie liquor store business.

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In other news, President Donald Trump has taken a firm stance on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) policies—the new administration wants the programs gone, and fast. This pivot from years of DEI being the norm has left retail divided—with some (Walmart, Target) following orders and others (Costco, Trader Joe’s) refusing to back down on DEI. And still others (Aldi, Kroger) are teetering somewhere in the middle, waiting to see which way the wind blows.

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