Friday, November 26, 2021

Winn-Dixies Galore

Happy belated Thanksgiving to everyone! Hope everyone has had a lovely feast! And with that out of the way, it's time to share and dump a collection of Winn-Dixie photos from various sources. Enjoy.

Most Winn-Dixie stores shown in these photos have closed down in 2005 due to the chain's chapter 11 bankruptcy liquidations; one store shown was shortly sold to and reopened as a Food Lion in the summer of 2005.

Winn-Dixie #734 - Valrico, FL - screencap from WSOC-TV Charlotte
The store made the headlines in a most disturbing manner - shortly after a man went to buy a newspaper at the Valrico W-D, he was abducted and set ablaze. Disturbing story, huh? The store later closed (possibly?) in 2005.

Winn-Dixie #2038 - China Grove, NC
Sold to Food Lion in July of 2005, and became FL store #2650 on August 15th of that year. The store serves nearby areas of China Grove, Landis, North Kannapolis, and southern Rowan County.

Winn-Dixie #2032 - Salisbury, NC - from Loopnet
Also featuring what was Crown Drug store #20, which later became Eckerd #3320. Closed in mid-2005. The store served the residents of the Salisbury, Spencer, Cleveland, and Woodleaf areas.

Winn-Dixie #2036 - Granite Quarry, NC
The store photo was taken sometime in the summer of 2004. Store #2036 served the eastern parts of Salisbury, Granite Quarry, Faith, Rockwell, Gold Hill, and eastern Rowan County.

Winn-Dixie #2048 - Kannapolis, NC - 2003 Cabarrus County photo
Store opened in 1994, rising from the ashes of a Zayre department store. Served most of Cabarrus County, including Kannapolis, Concord, Mt. Pleasant, Midland, and parts of Locust.

Winn-Dixie #1036 - Laurens, SC
Pretty self-explanatory. Closed around mid-2005.

Winn-Dixie #2055 - Belmont, NC
Closed in 2005 due to bankruptcy. Subdivided, with the right half currently being Aldi.

Friday, February 1, 2019

Welcome to the Carolina Piedmont Retail Blog!

Welcome to the brand new Carolinas/Southeast Retail Blog! For Flickr users, I have already had a page dedicated to retail and everything else in NC and the US on there, but since the 1000 photo limit was implemented, I decided to create the Carolinas/Southeast Retail Blog. On this new blog, expect to see stuff focusing on the retail landscape right here in the Carolinas, with a whole lot of FOOD LION, Harris Teeter, Aldi, Lowes Foods, and others, including Winn-Dixie, and Bi-Lo! Occasionally, I may venture out into my other interests, but overall, this will be the continuation of my retail journey!
Stay tuned, as I get ready to make my first retail post of the blog!