Covington Welcomes Brand New, State-of-the Art Winn-Dixie

Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc. celebrates the completion of its brand-new store here tomorrow. The 55,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art supermarket, located at 70431 Highway 21 north of New Orleans, features a 24-foot tall open entranceway highlighted by an outdoor farmer’s market featuring fresh produce from local growers. This is the Jacksonville, Fla.-based grocer’s first newly-constructed location since 2004.

The Covington location also is the first grocery store in Louisiana to receive the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) GreenChill certification. GreenChill is an EPA Partnership with food retailers designed to help reduce refrigerant emissions and decrease the industry’s impact on the ozone layer and climate change. Supermarkets that reduce their refrigerant emissions by at least 65% versus the average may receive GreenChill’s store certification award. Currently, only 26 supermarkets in the entire nation have been able to qualify.

The store showcases Winn-Dixie’s latest design concepts, including 21,000 square feet of polished wood flooring, 34,000 square feet of stained concrete flooring, and an exposed beam ceiling. At the entrance, a sleek, modern glass-front exterior overarches a covered walkway.