With a permit issued May 11, The Winn-Dixie Company LLC is starting to convert the Harveys Supermarket in the Englewood area of South Jacksonville into its Winn-Dixie brand.
The city issued a permit for Williams & Rowe Co. Inc. of Jacksonville to make refrigeration repairs to the 52,056-square-foot store at 5909 University Blvd. W. at a project cost of $873,700.
The city issued a permit April 23 for Thomas Sign & Awning Co. Inc. of Clearwater to remove and discard the Harveys sign and put up one for Winn-Dixie at a project cost of $6,428.
Still in review is a permit for the installation of seven new refrigeration cases and new overhead refrigeration piping at an estimated project cost of $149,785.
The site is at southwest University Boulevard and Terry Road, between Beach Boulevard and Interstate 95.
American Commercial Realty of Palm Beach Gardens owns the 96,127-square-foot shopping center property, named University Boulevard West and anchored by the supermarket. The center was built in 1962.
Jacksonville-based Winn-Dixie announced March 16 that it would convert two Harveys Supermarkets in Jacksonville and one in southern Georgia to its banner as part of a strategy to bring its grocery stores together under one name.
In addition to the University Boulevard store, Winn-Dixie will convert the Harveys Supermarket at 5250 Moncrief Road W. in Northwest Jacksonville, and others in the state and in Folkston, Georgia.
The city issued a permit April 24 for Williams & Rowe to renovate the 47,996-square-foot Moncrief Road store at a project cost of $873,700. A mechanical permit was issued May 6 for Johnson Contracting Services Inc. of Hamilton, Georgia, to install six new refrigeration cases and new overhead refrigeration lines at a project cost of $164,437.
The city is reviewing a signage permit at an estimated project cost of $4,500 for Kenco Sign & Awning LLC of Holly Hill.
“The Winn-Dixie Company is converting seven Harveys Supermarkets to the Winn-Dixie banner, including the Jacksonville stores located at 5909 University Blvd. W. and 5250 Moncrief Road W. Both locations will remain open to continue serving customers during the transitions to Winn-Dixie stores. We look forward to sharing more details once plans are finalized,” said Meredith Hurley, senior director of communications and community, in an emailed statement April 6.
Jacksonville has two other Harveys Supermarkets at 49 Arlington Road S. in Arlington and at 201 W. 48th St. in North Shore north of Brentwood.
While Winn-Dixie confirmed March 28 that it would close those stores, the city and the company have reached an agreement to keep the Brentwood area store open to avoid creating a food desert for customers in the area.
The Arlington store is set to close this weekend.
The pending Brentwood area store closure became a negotiating point in Jacksonville City Council committee discussions over incentives to retain Winn-Dixie’s headquarters in Westside.
Some Council members refused to approve a deal without guarantees that the store would remain open.
Council Vice President Nick Howland and Winn-Dixie said they worked out a deal to keep the supermarket operating through at least 2029. As a result, the full Council could vote May 12 on legislation for up to $12 million in incentives for The Winn-Dixie Company LLC to keep its corporate headquarters in Jacksonville.
Council meets at 5 p.m. May 12.
The Harveys conversions are part of Winn-Dixie’s plan to focus on its home state of Florida and the Northeast Florida region after selling its stores in Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi and much of Georgia.
The new owners registered The Winn-Dixie Company LLC with the state Division of Corporations on Feb. 5, 2026.
Previously named Southeastern Grocers Inc., the company completed a deal in March 2024 to sell its primary banners Winn-Dixie and Harveys Supermarkets to German grocer Aldi.
Aldi bought about 400 Winn-Dixie and Harveys Supermarkets stores to convert into its discount concept.
In February 2025, a consortium of private investors led by Southeastern Grocers Inc. CEO Anthony Hucker and supplier C&S Wholesale Grocers acquired SEG and 170 remaining Winn-Dixie and Harveys stores in the five states to continue the banners.
Hurley said in the April 3 statement that Winn-Dixie will continue operating about 130 grocery stores across the Florida market and in South Georgia.
Winn-Dixie has not responded to a question whether the Brentwood store will be converted to the Winn-Dixie banner.
