Based in Jacksonville, Florida, Southeastern Grocers controlled the chain until 2024, when it sold Harveys Supermarket and Winn-Dixie to Aldi, spun off Fresco y Más, and closed its activities.

In May 2006, Harveys announced they would close their warehouse and distribution center in Nashville, Georgia, to trim costs and enhance the resources of Food Lion, affecting about 200 employees in the process.

[2] In May 2013, Harveys was sold along with sister supermarket chains Sweetbay and Reid's to BI-LO Holdings, LLC for $265 million.

[3] In September 2013, Southeastern Grocers was created by Lone Star Funds as the new parent company for BI-LO, Harveys, and Winn-Dixie.

[4][5] On August 19, 2014, Southeastern Grocers withdrew their IPO filing with the SEC, aborting the process of listing the stock for public sale.

[11][12] In May 2016, Southeastern unveiled its new Harveys Supermarket store concept at a former Winn-Dixie location in Jacksonville, Florida.

[13] Two months later, Southeastern Grocers rebranded an existing BI-LO location in Charlotte, North Carolina, to the Harveys banner.

[citation needed] In February 2019, Southeastern announced plans to shut down 22 units, including two Harveys locations in Florida and South Carolina.

[22] On June 9, 2020, Southeastern Grocers sold 16 Harveys Supermarkets, along with 46 BI-LO locations, to Ahold Delhaize subsidiary Food Lion; the deal also included transitioning BI-LO's Mauldin, South Carolina, distribution center over to Ahold Delhaize USA Distribution, LLC.