8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) January 5, 2011

WINN-DIXIE STORES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Florida	1-3657	59-0514290
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

5050 Edgewood Court, Jacksonville, Florida	32254-3699
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

(904) 783-5000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Unchanged

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

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Item 5.02 Departure of Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

On January 5, 2011, the Company announced in a press release the departures of two of its named executive officers. Dan Portnoy, Sr. Vice President and Chief Merchandising and Marketing Officer has resigned effective January 5, 2011. Frank Eckstein, Sr. Vice President, Retail Operations announced that he has resigned from his current role and will retire at the end of the fiscal year which ends on June 29, 2011. The press release provides information about the persons who will replace Mr. Portnoy and Mr. Eckstein.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

99.1 Press release dated January 5, 2011, of Winn Dixie Stores, Inc.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: January 5, 2011	Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc.
	By:	/S/    PETER L. LYNCH
		Peter L. Lynch President and Chief Executive Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	Press release dated January 5, 2011, of Winn Dixie Stores, Inc.

EX-99.1

EXHIBIT 99.1

PRESS RELEASE

WINN-DIXIE STORES, INC. | 5050 EDGEWOOD COURT | JACKSONVILLE, FLA. 32254 | (904) 783-5000

Winn-Dixie Announces Management Changes

Jacksonville, Fla. – January 5, 2011 – Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ: WINN), today announced that Laurence Appel, who joined Winn-Dixie in 2002 and formerly served as General Counsel, Corporate Secretary and Senior Vice President of Human Resources, has been named Senior Vice President of Retail Operations. Effective today, Mr. Appel replaces Frank Eckstein, who has retired from his current role but will continue to serve in an advisory capacity until the end of fiscal year 2011. Mr. Appel will report to Peter Lynch, Winn-Dixie’s Chairman, CEO, and President.

Mr. Lynch stated, “Larry has tremendous experience with Winn-Dixie and in retail in general, having worked at Winn-Dixie for nearly a decade and at Home Depot prior to that. I am confident he will make a very positive impact on the management of our stores as we continue to execute our strategic initiatives and lay the foundation for our future growth.”

Mr. Appel will be succeeded as General Counsel, Corporate Secretary by Timothy Williams, who joined Winn-Dixie in 2003 and formerly served as Assistant General Counsel; and as Senior Vice President of Human Resources by Anita Dahlstrom-Gutel, who joined the Company almost two years ago and formerly served as Vice President of Corporate Human Resources and Talent Acquisition/Management. In their new roles, both will report to Mr. Lynch.

Dan Portnoy, Senior Vice President and Chief Merchandising & Marketing Officer, has resigned from the company. Mr. Portnoy’s duties will be performed by Mary Kellmanson, Group Vice President of Marketing; Matt Gutermuth, Group Vice President, Non-Perishables, Pricing and Corporate Brands; James Smits, Group Vice President of Perishables; and John Fegan, Vice President of Pharmacy. All four also will report directly to Mr. Lynch.

Added Mr. Lynch, “I want to thank both Frank and Dan for their many contributions, and especially their efforts to build very capable teams that are well-prepared to support the company as we execute our strategic initiatives and drive the business forward. On behalf of the entire company, we wish them all the best.”

About Winn-Dixie

Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc., is one of the nation’s largest food retailers. Founded in 1925, the Company is headquartered in Jacksonville, Fla. The Company currently operates 484 retail grocery locations, including 379 in-store pharmacies, in Florida, Alabama, Louisiana, Georgia and Mississippi. For more information, please visit www.winn-dixie.com.

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