Bi-Lo Holdings To Acquire 22 Piggly Wigglys In S.C., Coastal Ga.
POSTED BY: KRISTEN | POSTED ON: SEPTEMBER 12, 2013
Bi-Lo HoldingsHAS ENTERED INTO A DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT WITHPiggly Wiggly Carolina Co.to acquire 22 Piggly Wiggly stores in South Carolina and coastal Georgia. The acquired stores will be rebranded under the Bi-Lo banner name. Through the transaction, expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2013 and subject to customary closing conditions, Bi-Lo says it will welcome approximately 1,200 Piggly Wiggly employees.
Sixteen of the Piggly Wiggly storesare in South Carolinaand six are in Georgia:
• 3386 Railroad Ave., Bamberg, S.C.
• 50 Burnt Church Rd., Bluffton, S.C.
• 445 Meeting St., Charleston, S.C.
• 630 Skylark Dr., Charleston, S.C.
• 136 South Main St., Clover, S.C.
• 4711-1 Forest Dr., Columbia, S.C.
• 104 Jungle Rd., Edisto Beach, S.C.
• 3353 Highway 72/221 East, Greenwood, S.C.
• 3575 Maybank Highway, Johns Island, S.C.
• 9616 Highway 78, Ladson, S.C.
• 760 Highway 378, Lexington, S.C.
• 4360 Augusta Rd., Lexington, S.C.
• 208 East McIntyre St., Mullins, S.C.
• 115 Willbrook Blvd., Pawleys Island, S.C.
• 518 North Wheeler Ave., Prosperity, S.C.
• 615 Harry C Raysor Dr. South, St Matthews, S.C.
• 1338 North Way, Darien, Ga.
• 4415 Augusta St., Garden City, Ga.
• 312 South Main St., Glennville, Ga.
• 1042 US Highway 80 West, Pooler, Ga.
• 2142 East Victory Dr., Savannah, Ga.
• 7360 Skidaway Rd., Savannah, Ga.
Bi-Lo Holdings says the acquisition is another important step in the execution of the company’s long-term strategy. It says it will continue to fine-tune the company and its network of stores in order to reinvest in the company.
“We look forward to welcoming new associates in good standing to the Bi-Lo Holdings family and to building on the strength of these stores,” Randall Onstead, president and CEO of Jacksonville, Fla.-based Bi-Lo Holdings, says in a company announcement.
“This agreement will build on the strength of our Bi-Lo stores in South Carolina and coastal Georgia and allow us to provide the freshest foods and the best deals to a broader customer base,” he adds. “Customers will not see any change to the level of quality they have come to expect from Bi-Lo, Winn-Dixie or Piggly Wiggly.
Upon completion of the transaction, Piggly Wiggly Carolina Co., headquartered in Charleston, S.C., will be left with approximately 75 stores.
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