date:Oct 10, 2013
veys and Reids supermarket chains from Delhaize for $265 million in cash, and re-open some closed Sweetbays. In the following months, Bi-Lo cut other deals to acquire 22 Piggly Wiggly stores in South Carolina and coastal Georgia, and then sell seven Bi-Lo supermarkets in North and South Carolina to Publix Super Markets.
Then on Sept. 26, the parent company of both BI-LO and Winn-Dixie announced plans to launch an initial public offering of stock, just as the original deal with Delhaize is set t