Winn Dixie:
1939: Bill Lovett, head of Winn & Lovett, successfully convinces the Davis brothers to acquire 51 percent of his company's 73 stores. The acquisition is the springboard from which the company will expand after the conclusion of World War II in the early 1940s.
1944: The Davis brothers adopt the Winn & Lovett name and Jacksonville headquarters for their growing network of stores.
1945: Winn & Lovett purchases 31 Steiden Stores in Kentucky.
1949: Winn & Lovett makes another acquisition, Margaret Ann Stores, which adds 46 stores in Florida.
1952: Winn & Lovett lists on the New York Stock Exchange, making it the first Florida industrial corporation to do so. The company's original ticker symbol, WIN, still is used today.
1955: Winn & Lovett purchases Penney Stores in Mississippi, as well as Ballentine Stores and Eden Stores, both in South Carolina.
1955: Through the acquisition of 117 Dixie Home Stores, the Winn & Lovett name is changed to Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc.
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