An 11th Southeastern Grocers store in Northeast Florida appears to be converting to an Aldi discount grocer.
Careers.Aldi.us has posted openings for full-time jobs at 1209 Atlantic Blvd. in Neptune Beach where Winn-Dixie has been operating in the Penman Plaza shopping center.
It would be the first Aldi among Atlantic Beach, Neptune Beach and Jacksonville Beach.
The three job categories are full-time lead store associate, assistant store manager and store manager trainee. All appear to be needed for the grand opening, although that date is not listed.
Associates at the store said May 18 the Winn-Dixie would close in early August.
The 43,240-square-foot Penman Plaza store, at southwest Penman Road and Atlantic Boulevard, was built n 1963.
The German-based grocer operates 14 stores in Northeast Florida, including one that it recently opened as a result of its 2024 purchase of 400 Winn-Dixie and Harveys Supermarket stores from Southeastern Grocers Inc.
A group led by former Southeastern Grocers LLC CEO Anthony Hucker bought 170 of stores back from Aldi this year but will continue to operate others targeted for an Aldi conversion until they close for the construction.
The 11 Northeast Florida locations identified for conversion so far include:
Duval County (7): The first converted Aldi opened March 20 in a former Harveys at 2261 Edgewood Ave. W. in Northwest Jacksonville. Other neighborhoods with expected conversions include Brierwood, Cedar Hills, Downtown, Fort Caroline, Girvin; and Neptune Beach. The Downtown store was a Harveys Supermarket and others are Winn-Dixie locations.
Nassau County (1): Fernandina Beach Winn-Dixie.
Clay County (1): Fleming Island Winn-Dixie. That is expected to open soon.
St. Johns County (2): Saint Johns and St. Augustine Winn-Dixies.
As of May 18, Aldi had at least 14 stores open in Northeast Florida, comprising nine in Jacksonville, including the Edgewood conversion, and five in Clay (2), Nassau (1) and St. Johns (2) counties.
The sale and re-sale
In March 2024, German grocer Aldi bought Jacksonville-based Southeastern Grocers Inc., which operated about 400 Winn-Dixie and Harveys Supermarkets in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana and Mississippi.
Aldi then started converting some stores to its banner.
The U.S. headquarters for Aldi is in Batavia, Illinois.
In February 2025, a new company, Southeastern Grocers LLC, bought back 170 stores from Aldi.
Aldi said then that it planned to convert about 220 Southeastern Grocers locations to the Aldi format through 2027.
A February news release said Southeastern Grocers will continue to operate the remaining stores identified for conversion to Aldi until they are closed for the renovation.
“To ensure a smooth transition for our associates, SEG will continue working diligently with Aldi to provide support and opportunities to each associate at converting stores, including having the first opportunity to apply for roles at newly converted Aldi stores or remain with Winn-Dixie and transfer to another store,” said a spokesperson for SEG in a previous statement.
Aldi stores are up to about half the size of the Southeastern Grocers supermarkets that are being converted, which means landlords will have more space available for lease.
Aldi has about 2,400 U.S. stores and said the Southeastern Grocers acquisition was part of a plan to add 800 stores nationwide by 2028 through new openings and store conversions.