Managing Editor For Black History Month, Southeastern Grocers is not only supporting nonprofits that aid minorities, but also honoring the achievements of 101-year-old Winn-Dixie associate Romay Davis.
In honor of Black History Month in February,
Southeastern Grocers Inc. (SEG) and its charitable arm, the SEG Gives Foundation, have rolled out a community donation program benefiting the Romay Davis Belonging, Inclusion and Diversity Grant Program. The grant program aids nonprofit organizations working toward racial equity and social justice, and addresses racial disparities in education, food insecurity and health care.
Through March 2, customers at all of the grocer’s Bi-Lo, Fresco y Más, Harveys Supermarket and Winn-Dixie stores can make donations to the program. Customers may round up their grocery bills at the register to help support organizations that serve minorities across SEG’s market area. The SEG Gives Foundation will contribute an additional $1
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The pharmacist said the projected timing of the first shipment could be sometime next week.
Walmart and Sam s Club are receiving federal COVID-19 vaccine allocations as part of the U.S. Federal Retail Pharmacy Program, a collaboration between the federal government, states and territories and 21 national pharmacy partners, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Other pharmacy partners include Publix, Costco, Walgreens and Southeastern Grocers, according to the CDC. Publix also is not yet distributing vaccines in Leon County, according to the store s website.
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Four more Leon County residents have died because of COVID-19, the Florida Department of Health confirmed on Wednesday.
Does the Publix vaccine distribution plan leave Black communities behind?
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Grocery store giant Publix has received thousands of COVID-19 vaccines from the Florida Department of Health to distribute to people in 20 counties across the state.
But, a recent analysis by the Sun-Sentinel newspaper found the partnership has left a significant portion of the state’s vaccines outside of reach for people in low-income and Black neighborhoods.
On Monday, Gov. Ron Desantis said there are now 261 Publix stores administering COVID-19 vaccines from the state and added his administration has plans to expand the program soon.
“Some of these Publix stores have really filled the need getting into communities in a convenient way for folks to be able to go in and do that,” DeSantis said during a Monday press conference.
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Southeastern Grocers Inc, the operator of U.S. supermarket chains Winn-Dixie and Harveys, decided on Thursday to cancel its initial public offering, the second time in recent years that it pulled an IPO.
Southeastern Grocers did not specify the reason for withdrawing the IPO. The company made the decision due to a lack of demand at the price range it was targeting, Reuters reported earlier on Thursday, citing a person familiar with matter.
“The company will continue to evaluate the timing for the proposed offering as market conditions develop,” Jacksonville, Florida-based Southeastern Grocers said in a statement.