Are these closings going to help the company as it exits poor performing markets or is the company and the industry in a downward sector rotation spiral? Winn-Dixie is cutting heavy in Florida before Hurricane Season and will close twelve stores a seven-County Bay area in Florida. These store closings are Webb Plaza in St. Petersburg; N.W. Plaza and Tampa Market Place in Tampa; Forest Lakes Plaza in Oldsmar; Valrico Square in Valrico; Ridge Plaza in New Port Richey; Northwood Plaza in Clearwater, Palmetto Market Place in Palmetto, Brandon Center in Brandon and one store in Wesley Chapel the company said. It will close 43 stores in the state in the state and keep the highly profitable ones.