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Rouses Markets Acquiring 10 Winn-Dixie Stores Across Louisiana, Mississippi
Rouses Markets will convert 10 stores in Louisiana and Mississippi, increasing its Gulf Coast locations to 76 and addressing food desert concerns in New Orleans East.
- Rouses Markets said Monday it will acquire ten Winn‑Dixie grocery locations in Louisiana and Mississippi, expanding to 76 stores across three states.
- Facing SEG's strategic shift, Southeastern Grocers is refocusing on Florida and will rebrand as The Winn‑Dixie Company in early 2026, while Rouses Markets has grown and pursued regional expansion that made the purchase appealing, Rouses Markets CEO Donny Rouse Jr. said.
- The deal includes the 9701 Chef Menteur Hwy. store plus nine other addresses, with Rouses converting each site one at a time and offering jobs to Winn-Dixie employees.
- Rouses argues its stores stimulate local business, targeting New Orleans East, identified by the New Orleans Health Department as a major food desert, with local community leaders and Mayor‑Elect Helena Moreno welcoming broader fresh produce access.
- Over the next few years, Rouses will remodel acquired stores with major projects in Hattiesburg and Central, Louisiana, while new hires join the Rouses Markets family of more than 7,000 team members, and the changeover is expected to finish in early 2026.
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