Aldi buying Winn-Dixie, Harveys groceries

400 stores in Florida, southeast plan to be sold.

A shopper enters the Aldi store in Lake City on Wednesday afternoon. The Germany-based company announced Wednesday it plans to buy 400 Winn-Dixie and Harveys stores in the southeast. (MORGAN MCMULLEN/Lake City Reporter)
A shopper enters the Aldi store in Lake City on Wednesday afternoon. The Germany-based company announced Wednesday it plans to buy 400 Winn-Dixie and Harveys stores in the southeast. (MORGAN MCMULLEN/Lake City Reporter)

Discount grocer Aldi said Wednesday it plans to buy 400 Winn-Dixie and Harveys supermarkets in the southern U.S.

Under a proposed merger agreement, Aldi will acquire all outstanding shares of Jacksonvi…