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Publix #532 and Clayton Plaza - Brandon, FL.

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Publix #532 939 W. Brandon Blvd, Brandon, FL - Brandon Mall This Publix store opened in 1995 to replace an older wing store at Clayton Plaza (Brandon and Kings), and is your typical early 1990's Publix store, similar to store 537 in Gainesville. With Walmart Week out of the way, it's time to transition to Florida's largest supermarket chain... Publix! When this store opened, the interior would have been Wavy Pastels from 1995 to 2005. After 2005 came the Kiwi interior, then to Bamboo in 2012, and now the Sienna interior in 2016! Welcome to Publix store #532! With the deli department being in a curved position, this is a prime example of an early 1990's Publix store. Looking towards the produce department and aisle 14. This is the health/beauty aisles. Notice that there is no pharmacy, if there was one then the counters would be straight ahead. The location of floral is placed near the front end of aisle 14 i

Walmart Week, Part 4 - Supercenter #3463 - Brandon, FL

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(Photos courtesy of photonews247.com) Walmart #3463 1208 East State Road 60, Brandon, FL. This Walmart store opened in 2002, and is about 232,670 square feet. On April 13, 2015, this Walmart closed for plumbing repairs. 7 months later on November 13, 2015, Walmart #3463 reopened after a 4,000 square foot liquor store addition and interior remodeling. In this photo, the "& Pharmacy" part of the word Home & Pharmacy was removed, just saying the word Home. Note the Temporarily Closed banner to the right of the Walmart logo. A closing notice from Walmart about the maintenance and upgrades being done to this store. 5 out of the 6 Walmart locations listed here are still open, although store 941 relocated to a Supercenter in Lithia. The former Walmart space is currently Publix #1681. Exterior close-up of store 3463. These photos were taken on June 7, 2015, about 2 months after this Walmart store closed. This empty space is current