Combined, the grocery chains will operate approximately 690 grocery stores and employ 63,000 people in eight states. Bi-Lo employs approximately 17,000 people and operates 207 supermarkets in North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Tennessee. Winn-Dixie operates approximately 480 retail grocery locations in Florida, Alabama, Louisiana, Georgia and Mississippi. The company employs approximately 46,000 people.

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