The Great Aldi Conversion has slowed down a bit. The discount grocery chain is selling the Winn-Dixie, Harveys stores it bought less than a year ago.

Winn-Dixie’s iconic brand name will remain above more than 100 stores across Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Georgia and Alabama after its parent Southeastern Grocers was purchased from

C&S Wholesale Grocers of New Hampshire is in advanced talks to buy 340 Winn-Dixie grocery and liquor stores from the U.S. arm of Germany's Aldi, per Reuters. Why it matters: This is a reminder that when antitrust regulators kill one big deal,

The new owners of Winn-Dixie include a New Hampshire-based wholesale grocery company. Winn-Dixie and Aldi each now have eight stores in Brevard.

When Aldi announced its plans to purchase Southeastern Grocers, the fast-growing supermarket chain said it would convert many of the Winn-Dixie and Harveys stores. Aldi said it would convert about 220 of the stores to its format over the next two years. At least four former south Louisiana Winn-Dixies are currently being rebranded as Aldi stores.

The discount grocer will convert roughly 220 Winn-Dixie and Harvey's Supermarket stores to its brand by 2027 while selling another 170 locations.

After less than a year under the ownership of Aldi, Florida-based supermarket chain Winn-Dixie is being sold again, its parent company announced Friday.

Aldi bought the Winn-Dixie grocery chain less than a year ago with plans to convert some of the stores to the Aldi brand and keep some of them operating as

The consortium said it will immediately assume day-to-day operation of Winn-Dixie grocery and liquor stores and Harveys Supermarkets; some Aldi conversions will continue through 2027.