New Winn-Dixie store revatalizes Katrina-devastated area

NEW ORLEANS Winn-Dixie today reopened its New Orleans East store with a remote NASDAQ opening bell from the rebuilt facility. This was the first NASDAQ remote opening ceremony from a grocery and the first ever in Louisiana.

The only grocery east of the Industrial Canal, the newly rebuilt Winn-Dixie is sign of new growth in area devasted by Hurricane Katrina.

According to the company, the 50,709-square-foot store will showcase Winn-Dixie’s latest design concepts which feature a warmer color palette, brighter lighting, wider aisles, self-check out lanes and the new Winn-Dixie logo on the store front.

Other special features include a stand-alone deli serving a variety of prepared meals; a bakery with muffin cart and bread warmer; a “wing bar” featuring a selection of flavored fried chicken wings; a fire-burning rotisserie; a salad bar; an olive cart; a hot food bar; expanded meat and produce departments and an expanded wine section with a selection of international cheeses nearby.