Bi-Lo Unveils Store Revamp Wednesday

will unveil its latest updated store in Mount Pleasant at 11 a.m. on Wednesday.

will re-open with improved aesthetics, including bolder paint colors and improved layout. It will still be open 24 hours a day and, according to the Mauldin-based grocery chain, there will be new products and services.

Here's what's new, according to a news release:

• Fresh-sliced Sara Lee meats and cheeses, Lip Lickin’ Fried Chicken, Signature Deli Pizza, Sweet Dreams Custom Cakes and Gourmet Cookies, along with fresh artisan breads, muffins, pastries and doughnuts
• A knowledgeable BI-LO butcher who can custom cut, grind or cube, and provide grilling and preparation tips, all for free
• A wide variety of seafood including Chef’s Catch and Lakehouse Catfish, available only at BI-LO
• A produce department with an open-market feel featuring BI-LO’s triple-inspected Walter’s Produce
• A free Wi-Fi café to relax, enjoy a cup of coffee or a snack and surf the web.

On Wednesday, BI-LO executives will make a donation of more than $6,700 on behalf of BI-LO Charities to a handful of organizations. Drayton Hall Elementary, Eagle Harbor Boys Ranch, Knightsville Family Worship Center, East Cooper Meals on Wheels and Roscoe Reading Program and MUSC patient Hunter Taylor and his father, Eric, will benefit.

The grocer has renovated a handful of South Carolina stores in recent months.

BI-LO has seen a remarkable turnaround over the last two years. the grocer appears to have rebounded from its 2009 Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

Plans call for both chains to continue to operate under their own brands, but the move allowed BI-LO to enter Florida, a market dominated by Winn-Dixie.

BI-LO operates 207 supermarkets in North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Tennessee, employing nearly 17,000 people.

The grocery store business has been in flux in recent years, turned on its head by Walmart's entry into the food-store business.