>  MP> They had all left this area long ago.  I was surprised to hear that
>  MP> there were any left to be snapped up!

> The acquisition - which includes Harveys Supermarket - will add
> locations across Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana and Mississippi to
> Aldi's portfolio. Almost 300 of these stores are based in Florida.

I think they pulled out of Kentucky, and points north, sometime around
2000.  I don't see Tennessee listed, either.  I have not been farther south
than Tennessee since 2000 so that explains why I didn't know they were
still going strong in the deep Southeast.  ;)

> I only shopped a Winn Dixie one time. When I attended my 1st echo picnic
> in Alabama. Had to get some ground beef for my planned  pot of red. The
> service meat counter set me right up with some freshly coarse-ground 80/20
> (chuck) and a small package of suet.

When I moved here, according to the locals, the meat counters ranked as
follows:  Pic-Pac, Winn Dixie, Kroger, and then Save-A-Lot.  Now the first
two are gone. I am not too surprised that you got good service.

Mike

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