Aldi Bulks Up in US Southeast With Deal for Winn-Dixie Owner

Aldi’s US unit agreed to buy Southeastern Grocers Inc., the owner of the Winn-Dixie and Harveys supermarket chains, in a bet on expanding in growing states such as Florida and Georgia.

The deal includes about 400 locations, some of which are located in Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi, Southeastern said in a statement Wednesday. Aldi currently has about 2,300 US locations, and the expansion will bolster the German-owned discounter’s ability to go toe-to-toe with rivals such as Walmart Inc. and Publix Super Markets in the Southeast.

“As one of the fastest-growing retailers in the US, this move to acquire ...