{"id":885590,"date":"2026-06-22T20:23:16","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T20:23:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/885590\/"},"modified":"2026-06-22T20:23:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T20:23:16","slug":"new-winn-dixie-opens-in-brentwood-easing-concerns-about-food-access","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/885590\/","title":{"rendered":"New Winn-Dixie opens in Brentwood, easing concerns about food access"},"content":{"rendered":"

JACKSONVILLE, Fla.<\/strong> \u2013 A new Winn-Dixie has opened in Jacksonville\u2019s Brentwood neighborhood, bringing fresh groceries closer to residents who worried the area could become a food desert after the closure of a nearby Harveys Supermarket.<\/p>\n

Shoppers told News4JAX the store fills a critical need in a community where many residents lack reliable transportation and previously had to travel farther for groceries.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s nice. It\u2019s wonderful. I love the produce and the fruit. It looked very fresh,\u201d shopper Tammy Sowell said.<\/p>\n

Sowell said she previously traveled to Walmart on Lem Turner Road to buy groceries.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is much more convenient,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n

The store\u2019s opening comes after uncertainty about its future. The location was originally slated to close after being converted from a Harveys Supermarket.<\/p>\n

However, during discussions over a $12 million incentive package approved by the Jacksonville City Council to keep Winn-Dixie\u2019s headquarters in Jacksonville, the company committed to keeping the Brentwood store open.<\/p>\n

Residents said the decision will especially benefit seniors and people without access to vehicles.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s really important because you have to have a store in the middle of the neighborhood,\u201d shopper Jarred Mebane said. \u201cYou prevent a food desert and people going way out. You have senior citizens close by, so having a store close by is really important for them.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kathryn Grover said the store makes grocery shopping more accessible.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt makes it convenient for us to be able to get what we need rather than have to go all across town,\u201d Grover said. \u201cEverybody don\u2019t have a car. Everybody\u2019s not able, and I\u2019m one of them.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sowell said many residents feared losing easy access to groceries when Harveys closed.<\/p>\n

\u201cOf course I\u2019m happy to see this,\u201d she said. \u201cYou have so many elderly people in this community and so many people that don\u2019t have transportation. It would have been a big problem for a lot of people. It\u2019s such a blessing for the community.\u201d<\/p>\n

The agreement between Winn-Dixie and the city also includes a safeguard for the neighborhood. If the company closes the Brentwood store in the future, it would have 18 months to open another grocery store in the area. The requirement applies to Winn-Dixie stores located in economically distressed communities.<\/p>\n

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