GTB Area Retail Blog

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Wendy's #8902 10529 Gibsonton Drive, Riverview, FL. Opened in 2002 as a mansard roof style Wendy's restaurant, and was renovated in 2014 to the current design. The placement of the entrance is original from 2002, with some modifications made in 2014. This will also be my final post before summer break starts in late June. Welcome to Wendy's in Riverview! Looking at the interior of a modern Wendy's restaurant. This type of design uses a one way enter/exit system for ordering food, as indicated by that Start Here sign. Here is the primary Wendy's menu, used as a reference. This corridor leads to the restrooms, which again, the placement is original to 2002. Newer Wendy's restaurants have these Coke Freestyle machines. The interface is what I call version 3, used from 2019 to present. An example of one of the drink selection options on the machine. These tables are used for eating your breakfast/lunch/dinner, etc. There is...

Publix #663 11255 Causeway Blvd, Brandon, FL - Lake Brandon Plaza This Publix store opened in 1998. Some other tenants in this plaza were CompUSA/Tiger Direct (now Total Wine), JOANN, and Babies "R" Us (now Nordstrom Rack), which also opened in the same year as this Publix. The store model that you are seeing here is a variation of an early 2000's model Publix supermarket for the larger format stores. I call it the mid-range model Publix. Due to an upcoming summer break, this will be the second to last regular post for the month of June. In these larger format 2000's stores, the entrance is facing straight, while the exit doors are at an angle to accommodate the passenger pickup area or a drive-thru pharmacy. The main sets of doors are also at an angle. Welcome to Publix #663! Floral is the first department that you see after entering the store. It's interesting to note that this middle section is split in half due to the placement of floral. Produc...

(Post updated on January 13, 2025 now with additional and updated information from  the Albertsons Florida Blog ) Kash n' Karry #722 & #1748/Sweetbay Supermarket #1748/Winn-Dixie #2433/Future Aldi #2433 2100 W. Swann Ave, Tampa, FL Opened on March 11, 1993 as Kash n' Karry #722, being the first full-service supermarket in the Hyde Park area until the addition of Publix stores 628 in 1998 and 1182 in 2008 (the former GreenWise Market), and was also one of their flagship stores (a status retained by Sweetbay and Winn-Dixie). Between 1996 and 1997, this location was expanded, which resulted in the addition of a liquor store. In 2004, it was announced that Delhaize America (now known as Ahold Delhaize) would convert all of the remaining Kash n' Karry stores into Sweetbay Supermarkets. This store and several others across Tampa were converted into that name in 2006, but what made this store unique is that it was reconstructed to make it look like one of their ne...