Thread regarding Bi-Lo Holdings layoffs

Founded in 1961, Dutch grocery giant Royal Ahold bought Bi-Lo in 1977, as its entry to the U.S. market. In 2005, Royal Ahold sold Bi-Lo and its smaller sister supermarket chain, Bruno's Supermarkets, to Dallas investment firm Lone Star Fund. As a result of a March 2012 merger with Winn Dixie, the new parent BI-LO Holding now operates under the banner names of BI-LO and Winn-Dixie. It serve customers in 688 grocery stores and 493 in-store pharmacies throughout the eight southeastern states of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee.