GTB Area Retail Blog

Summer break just concluded, so now I am back to posting after 2 months of inactivity. Albertsons #4311/Publix #1321 3030 54th Ave. South, St. Petersburg, FL - Seville Square Opened in 1976 as Albertsons #4311. This store received two remodels, one in 1988 and another in 2001. The 2001 remodel was done in order to bring this Albertsons into the Plaza store design, such as relocating liquors from the side of the store to the front, and changing the store's interior from Blue & Gray Market to Grocery Palace. Then come to 2008: This and 48 other Albertsons stores in Florida were sold to Publix Supermarkets, and store 4311 reopened as Publix #1321 on January 15, 2009. Publix #1321 coexists with another Publix (store #1541) one-half mile to the west. That store was rebuilt from an older Publix (store #259) that existed on the same site. Stepping inside, we can see traces of Albertsons interior that Publix left behind! You can also see the Publix welcome sign

Publix #890 just finished a major remodel into the new Evergreen interior, replacing all traces of Sienna used from 2014 to 2021. This Publix opened on September 11, 2003, and the exterior looks like an older style building or City Hall. Publix #890's entrance doors. Even the hours of operation sign was changed into the Evergreen style! Welcome to your Publix, even though that there are no more green beans/asparagus backgrounds to be seen here... You can see this same Publix store with the previous interior by  clicking here . A look at the floral, bakery, and deli departments after entering. What used to be multi colored Sienna décor patterns is now just a shade of gray and white. A view towards the pharmacy from one of the rear end checkouts. This Publix has a total of 19 grocery aisles if you count the 4 aisles taken up by the wine department. The 6 grocery aisles come into view as we approach the bakery/deli... Also, the remaining pictures were taken using my cell phone's P

Publix #1441 13178 N. Dale Mabry Hwy, Tampa, FL - The Village Center Opened on February 6, 2014 as Publix #1441 and is a 50,138 square-foot store. This is the former site of Publix #224, which existed from September 30, 1980 until early 2013. Ready to see one of the most modern Publix stores in all of Carrollwood? Welcome to Publix #1441, still with the Sienna interior even into 2021... Publix #1441's layout is the 49M, with the bakery shown here. 49M stores have two curved areas in the bakery whereas the 39M, 45M, and 54M and up only have one curved area. Another similar Publix with this store's layout can be found  here . This picture shows you how big the produce aisle is. The grand aisle also consists of the deli and bakery departments. This Publix even has a seating area, a feature that wasn't present in store 224. We have now entered the Publix Deli, where you can get the Pub Sub or other prepackaged deli items. Stores with this 49M layout as well as the 56M have thei