The New Hampshire-based company has made a deal to buy 170 Winn-Dixie grocery stores and another 170 Winn-Dixie liquor stores from Aldi, according to a report from Reuters citing sources close to the emerging deal.

C&S Wholesale Grocers is reportedly nearing a deal to acquire 170 Winn-Dixie stores and 170 Winn-Dixie liquor stores from discount chain ALDI. C&S, along with members of Winn-Dixie's management team, are poised to complete the deal in the coming days, according to a report from Reuters citing people familiar with the matter.

Less than a year after it closed a deal with Southeastern Grocers to buy all of its Winn-Dixie and Harveys locations, Aldi said Friday it will sell about 170 of the supermarkets to a group of private investors.

About 220 Winn-Dixie and Harveys stores will still be converted into ALDI locations, SEG said. “When we announced our acquisition of Southeastern Grocers, we shared that we inte