GTB Area Retail Blog

On April 23, 2023, Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. It's subsidiary Buy Buy Baby was also included. The combined 482 stores closed on July 30, 2023, marking an end to Bed Bath & Beyond after 52 years and Buy Buy Baby after 27 years. Here is a GTB Retail blog post on one of the former Bed Bath & Beyond stores in Brandon, Florida. Bed Bath & Beyond #69 320 Brandon Town Center Drive, Brandon, FL Bed Bath & Beyond #69 opened in 1995. This store was remodeled in 2019 and closed in April 2023. Welcome home to (the now-closed) Bed Bath & Beyond! Health & beauty products are found in the leftmost side of the store, after you pass the checkouts. Aisles 4 and 3 have wellness products. I am not sure of what's on aisle 2 since there are no category signs. One of the many travel products, including baby care. The first aisle is also in the travel section. Aisle 4 has shaving and body care products. This is one of 3 wellness aisles. The last...

Due to the closure of U-Save in 2011, the parent company continues to operate Handy Food Stores, a convenience store chain located in Florida. We will discuss all of that later on in this post. First, let's start off with a photo of a typical Handy convenience store. Handy Food Store #62, located in Riverview, FL. Handy Food Stores was founded in 1965 by the Bever family, and the company is still family owned and operated to this day. These Handy convenience stores are combined with Citgo gas stations, and is the only company remaining by B&B Corporate Holdings. Here is a list of Handy Food Stores locations, sorted by store number: Handy #50: 417 New Market Rd W, Immokalee, FL 34142 - Offers ATM, Diesel & Deli Handy #58: 1040 FL-29, LaBelle, FL 33935 - Offers ATM, Diesel & Deli Handy #60: 13710 Bruce B. Downs Blvd, Tampa, FL 33613 - Offers ATM Handy #61: 14601 Livingston Ave, Lutz, FL 33559 - Offers ATM Handy #62: 9308 Balm Riverv...

Publix #95 10801 Starkey Road (Suite 200), Seminole, FL - Bardmoor Promenade Publix #95 opened on August 1, 1991 as part of an extension of Bardmoor Promenade, which first opened in 1981. Back then, Publix was reusing store numbers in certain locations, with this store being the second location of store 95 since that number is from 1963. New store numbers in 1991 would have been in the 400 range. This Publix was built with a store model known by several newspapers (and possibly Publix themselves) as a flagship store or a 65N by the Sing Oil Blog. There is also Starbucks #10021 in this plaza that opened in 2017 on the site of a Publix PIX gas station that closed in 2013. This store model was the first to debut the dual side entrance design, a feature that was later adopted in the 47N and 55N stores. Heading inside and turning right, we find the Publix Deli. There is no dining area due to the presence of a liquor store. The Publix Bakery, complete with wall tile from the Bamboo interior ...