By Kyle Coppola
Winn-Dixie In Bushnell To Close January 12, Will Become ALDI
BUSHNELL, Fla. — The Winn-Dixie supermarket in Bushnell is set to close its doors on January 12, 2025, marking the end of an era for local shoppers. The store, located on South Main Street, will be converted into an ALDI, according to a store manager who confirmed the news but requested to remain anonymous.
The transition comes as part of a broader trend in the grocery industry, with ALDI expanding its footprint across the region. Known for its budget-friendly prices and no-frills shopping experience, the German-based chain is expected to renovate and reopen the location later in 2025.
The announcement has left some longtime customers saddened by the closure of the Winn-Dixie, a fixture in Bushnell for years.
This is the most recent Winn-Dixie to be closing. The Villages Winn-Dixie at Lake Sumter Landing has also announced plans to transition into an ALDI. Will you miss Winn-Dixie? Let us know in the comments.
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Kyle Coppola was born in Newton, Massachusetts and received his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Communications from Curry College in 2016. After traveling to Florida on a family vacation, he decided he could not get enough of the warm weather and made the move from snowy Massachusetts to central Florida 8 years ago.
For the last decade Kyle has gained valuable experience in social media content creation, marketing and sales, writing, video production, sports announcing and even broadcasting for local radio stations, such as FM 102.9 in The Villages and FM 91.5 in Massachusetts. Every year he volunteers at The Villages Charter High School as a play-by-play sports announcer for the football games as well as a public address announcer for the basketball games, including the annual Battle at The Villages Tournament.
Outside the office Kyle is a husband and father to two beautiful girls along with their cat. In his spare time he likes to spend time with his family, travel, play golf and swim. He is also a huge sports junkie and even bigger motorsports fan and loves to attend racing events when he can.
No the prices were too expensive for people on fixed incomes.
Yes
I will miss Winn Dixie. This sucks .
Yes I will . Only other place we have here without a 30 min drive is Wal Mart, and while Aldi has some good prices in some departments, it is lacking in a lot of areas. The employees don’t have the customer service skills that our W/D employees have…but in today’s world it seems customer service is fading away, and nobody seems to care.