With a $484 million capital investment, Food Lion remodeled 153 stores throughout the greater Charlotte designated market area (DMA), which includes multiple towns and cities across North and South Carolina. The company made improvements to the storefronts, lighting and refrigeration systems throughout the stores. Aisles have been widened. 

Food Lion, founded in Salisbury, N.C., in 1957, made other improvements including:

• Extensive product assortment:
  • The stores will offer a wide range of items to meet individual and family needs, with a special focus on affordable, time-saving options that are ready-to-eat, ready-to-cook or ready-to-heat.
• Fresh & simple branded meals:
  • Stores will feature fresh & simple meals, offering customers more fresh, flavorful and easy options to fit their lifestyles.
• Enhanced checkout experience:
  • Inspired by customer and associate feedback, nearly all stores are introducing self-checkout lanes, giving customers the flexibility to choose between traditional cashier-assisted checkout or self-checkout options.

Food Lion is owned by Ahold Delhaize, based in Zaandam, Netherlands.