Check out: grocery chain shifts brands in Tampa region

Winn-Dixie parent company Southeastern Grocers plans to aggressively expand two of its specialty brands, Fresco y Más and Harveys Supermarket, in South Florida as well as the Tampa Bay region.

Three Tampa area Bay Winn-Dixie stores — two in Lakeland and one in Tampa — are set to become Harveys Supermarkets, while four Winn-Dixie stores in Miami and one in Homestead will be converted to Fresco y Más stores. The converted stores will open in early November.

According to a news release, the strategic conversion of Winn-Dixie stores to Fresco y Más and Harveys Supermarket locations emphasizes the company's multi-format approach to its diverse retail footprint.