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ACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc. here saw its net loss shrink to $2,480 million in August, compared to a $14,431 million loss in July, according to a filing on Friday with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The improvement came from a net gain from discontinued operations, including Winn-Dixie's sale of its 78 percent ownership in Bahamas Supermarkets Limited on Aug. 9, for $54 million.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc. is delaying filing its annual report because of the time and attention devoted to its Chapter 11 filing and soliciting its creditors for approval of its bankruptcy plan, the retailer revealed yesterday in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc. said Friday it has completed the sale of its 12 supermarkets in the Bahamas to BSL Holdings Limited, a Bahamian investor group represented by Fidelity Merchant Bank & Trust Limited, for approximately $54 million. All 12 stores are remaining open under their new owners.

JACKSONVILLE -- Bankrupt Winn-Dixie Stores Inc. said it is selling 12 supermarkets it operates in the Bahamas -- 9 under the City Markets banner and 3 under the Winn-Dixie banner -- for approximately $50 million. All 12 stores are expected to remain open following completion of the transaction.

WETHERSFIELD, Conn. -- PriceRite, which bills itself as an extreme-value supermarket with prices 50 percent lower than those of its competitors, is scheduled to open new stores in Pittsfield and Swansea, Mass. and Hamden, Conn., a prospect that could make many of its future rivals nervous.