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Pharmacists fear for jobs with Aldi’s purchase of Winn-Dixie

By Tarik Minor - News4Jax
Published on August 22, 2023 at 11:30 am
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Local pharmacists say their jobs are in jeopardy after grocery store chain Aldi announced it would acquire 400 Winn-Dixie stores and Harveys supermarkets.

They said they recently received an email stating the stores affected by the acquisition would start the process of closing their pharmacies in coming months.

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In a statement, Southeastern Grocers, the parent company of Winn-Dixie and Harveys, said prescriptions are being transferred to CVS and Walgreens pharmacies. Aldi has not announced which stores it will convert from Winn-Dixie to Aldi brands.

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author image Tarik Minor joined News4Jax in March 2010. Before moving to Jacksonville, he worked at WKMG-TV, Local 6, in Orlando as the Volusia County bureau chief for 10 years. Tarik's news career began in Washington, D.C., at NBC 4 as a production assistant. He took his first reporting job in Alexandria, La., and then moved on to Baton Rouge before moving to the Sunshine State.

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