New Five Points Piggly Wiggly Now Open in Former Winn-Dixie

The new Piggly Wiggly in Tuscaloosa's Five Points is open, filling the storefront a Winn-Dixie left empty earlier this year.

B&W Foods, the family-owned company behind Piggly Wiggly West Alabama, opened the store at University Boulevard East and 15th Street East. It's the company's sixth Piggly Wiggly in Tuscaloosa County and eighth overall.

The Five Points store brings several things B&W hasn't offered in Tuscaloosa before, including its first full-service bakery, deli and floral departments. It also has a specialty meat case with custom cuts from Piggly Wiggly butchers, along with produce, grocery staples and everyday essentials.

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"This has always been about more than opening another Piggly Wiggly," said Jay Welborn, co-owner of B&W Foods. "Five Points has a long history as a place where people in this community shop, gather and see familiar faces. We wanted to bring that neighborhood grocery store back while also giving our customers more of the fresh, full-service options they've been asking for. We're incredibly thankful for the support this community has shown our family and our stores, and we're proud to be part of the next chapter at Five Points."

Tuscaloosa Drug Company is moving its pharmacy into the new store. The locally owned pharmacy has served Five Points for more than a decade and is setting up its space now. B&W said an opening date will be announced separately.

The arrangement keeps Tuscaloosa Drug in the neighborhood and puts groceries and prescriptions under one roof.

B&W Foods has operated in West Alabama for more than 25 years and also runs Piggly Wiggly stores in Haleyville and Phil Campbell.

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