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Food Lion buys Bi-Lo stores in South Carolina

Purchase of four locations slated to close next month

Russell Redman

April 27, 2018

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Food Lion plans to acquire four Bi-Lo stores in the greater Myrtle Beach, Florence and Columbia, S.C., areas from Southeastern Grocers.

Financial terms of the transaction weren’t disclosed. Salisbury, N.C.-based Food Lion said Friday that all of the locations will remain open as Bi-Lo stores until the transaction is complete. Pending approvals, the deal is expected to be finalized in late May.

"We are so excited to add these four new locations to our network of nearly 70 stores serving the greater Myrtle Beach, Florence and Columbia areas," Food Lion President Meg Ham said in a statement. "We are part of the fabric of this community. We've been here in these towns and cities nourishing our neighbors and customers for nearly 40 years. With the addition of these four new stores, we have an even greater opportunity to serve more customers with fresh, quality products at affordable prices every day with the caring, friendly service they expect from Food Lion."

The stores being purchased by Food Lion are located at 1241 38th Avenue N. in Myrtle Beach, 1610 Highway 17S in Surfside Beach, 500 Pamlico Highway in Florence and 9003 Two Notch Rd. in Columbia.

Food Lion also announced that it’s donating 60,000 meals to the two food banks serving the communities of the acquired stores, with 15,000 meals for each new location. The food banks — Lowcountry Food Bank in North Charleston and Harvest Hope Food Bank in Columbia — will ensure that each new store will be assigned a feeding agency partner to receive weekly food donations through the retailer’s food rescue program.

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Through its Food Lion Feeds, Food Lion aims to provide 500 million meals to people and families in need by the end of 2020. The supermarket chain has donated over 380 million meals via in-store campaigns, in-store food rescue programs and associate volunteerism since the launch of Food Lion Feeds in 2014.

Part of Ahold Delhaize USA, Food Lion operates more than 1,000 stores in 10 Southeast and Mid-Atlantic states.

About the Author

Russell Redman

Senior Editor
Supermarket News

Russell Redman has served as senior editor at Supermarket News since April 2018, his second tour with the publication. In his current role, he handles daily news coverage for the SN website and contributes news and features for the print magazine, as well as participates in special projects, podcasts and webinars and attends industry events. Russ joined SN from Racher Press Inc.’s Chain Drug Review and Mass Market Retailers magazines, where he served as desk/online editor for more than nine years, covering the food/drug/mass retail sector. 

Russell Redman’s more than 30 years of experience in journalism span a range of editorial manager, editor, reporter/writer and digital roles at a variety of publications and websites covering a breadth of industries, including retailing, pharmacy/health care, IT, digital home, financial technology, financial services, real estate/commercial property, pro audio/video and film. He started his career in 1989 as a local news reporter and editor, covering community news and politics in Long Island, N.Y. His background also includes an earlier stint at Supermarket News as center store editor and then financial editor in the mid-1990s. Russ holds a B.A. in journalism (minor in political science) from Hofstra University, where he also earned a certificate in digital/social media marketing in November 2016.

Russell Redman’s experience:

Supermarket News - Informa
Senior Editor 
April 2018 - present

Chain Drug Review/Mass Market Retailers - Racher Press
Desk/Online Editor 
Sept. 2008 - March 2018

CRN magazine - CMP Media
Managing Editor
May 2000 - June 2007

Bank Systems & Technology - Miller Freeman
Executive Editor/Managing Editor
Dec. 1996 - May 2000

Supermarket News - Fairchild Publications
Financial Editor/Associate Editor
April 1995 - Dec. 1996 

Shopping Centers Today Magazine - ICSC 
Desk Editor/Assistant Editor
Dec. 1992 - April 1995

Testa Communications
Assistant Editor/Contributing Editor (Music & Sound Retailer, Post, Producer, Sound & Communications and DJ Times magazines)
Jan. 1991 - Dec. 1992 

American Banker/Bond Buyer
Copy Editor
Oct. 1990 - Jan. 1991 

This Week newspaper - Chanry Communications
Reporter/Editor
May 1989 - July 1990

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