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WINN-DIXIE STORES, INC. FILES FORM 10-Q FOR
THIRD QUARTER OF FISCAL 2006, ALSO FILES
MONTHLY OPERATING REPORT FOR MARCH 2006

JACKSONVILLE, FL, May 15, 2006 – Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc. (“WNDXQ”) today filed its quarterly report on Form 10-Q with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) in which it reported financial results for the third quarter and first 40 weeks of its 2006 fiscal year, which ended on April 5, 2006. The Company also provided a monthly operating report to the U.S. Trustee for the four-week period ended April 5, 2006 and has furnished this report to the SEC on Form 8-K filed on May 15, 2006. The 10-Q and 8-K are available on the Company's Web site at http://www.winn-dixie.com or through the SEC's Web site at www.sec.gov.

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, FL. For more information, please visit http://www.winn-dixie.com.

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