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BI-LO. BI-LO was an American supermarket chain owned by Southeastern Grocers, headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida. At the time of the banner’s elimination, supermarkets under the BI-LO brand were operated in Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina.
Southeastern Grocers (formerly Bi-Lo Holdings) is an American supermarket portfolio headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida. The portfolio was created by Lone Star Funds in September 2013 as the new parent company for Harveys, Winn-Dixie, and Fresco y Más.
Mar 4, 2021 · The name "Bi-Lo" has been disappearing from storefronts across the state, and it's only a matter of time before all of them are gone. Last year, it was announced the brand is being retired.
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Bi-Lo was created in 1961 by Frank Outlaw, who previously worked with Winn-Dixie Stores. By the time of Outlaw's death in 1975, there were approximately 100 stores.Bi-Lo was once headquartered in Mauldin, and the distribution center was recently sold to the parent company of Food Lion, Ahold Delhaize.Outlaw believed Bi-Lo should be the best place to buy beef, stores should be closed on Sundays, and stores should not sell beer or wine.Bi-Lo once was known for the Hereford bull statues on the top of its stores. One bull indicated a 12,000 square-foot store, two bulls indicated 25,000 square feet, and three indicated 38,000+ squar...Bi-Lo's first store — called Wrenn and Syracuse back then — was on the west side of Greenville toward Easley. The store on State Route 123 opened around 1954 and sat along the main highway between Greenville and Easley. It served as a main grocery source for many housing communities nearby. Jack Simmons started his career at the first location and ...
From the Bi-Lo bulls to the downtown arena that still has some locals referring to it as The Bi-Lo Center, the grocery chain made a cultural impact on the region. Read more here:Bi-Lo's iconic history in Greenville from Walter to the Bi-Lo Bull to the Bi-Lo Center
Mike and Myron Jennings spent a combined 80 years working Bi-Lo, many of those years in South Carolina. They even met their wives at the Bi-Lo meat counters, and they are still married nearly 50 years later. Read more about the grocery store's impact on the Jennings family:Brothers from South Carolina's Upstate worked at grocery chain Bi-Lo a combi...
BI-LO traces its roots back to 1961, when former Winn-Dixie executive Frank Outlaw (“Outlaw”) acquired four grocery stores in Greenville, South Carolina from retail chain Wrenn and Syracuse. The stores operated initially under the brand name Wrenn & Outlaw, but changed its name to BI-LO in 1963.
Apr 15, 2021 · The Bi-Lo bulls. The white-faced Hereford bull became the symbol of Bi-Lo in 1963. Fiberglass bulls grazed on the roofs of many Bi-Lo stores until the 1980s. In the 1980s, the bull was featured...
Apr 14, 2021 · As the remaining Bi-Lo locations in the Upstate prepare to close, here's a look at the 60 year history of the grocery store chain.
