Store Models & Interiors

(Page last updated on 4/7/2024)

On this page, you can find information on Albertsons Florida store models and its interiors. Information regarding Publix and Winn-Dixie store models/interiors are also featured. Let's start with Albertsons!

ALBERTSONS FLORIDA STORE MODELS:

During Albertsons' time period in Florida, the company had different store models. We will explain the common ones, including time periods and a description of distinctive features. The names that you are about to see are mostly made up by sister site Albertsons Florida Blog and were not officially used by Albertsons. These store models are for the Florida division only.

THE SKAGGS MODEL: (1974-1981)

Albertsons #4301, Clearwater. The following images are from Bing Maps and various contributors.

The Skaggs model was the first Albertsons store model to be used in Florida. These stores were based out of Skaggs and Albertsons superstore concepts. This model was used in stores #4301 to #4346.


THE TRAPEZOID MODEL: (1981-1984)

Former Albertsons #4349 in Pinellas Park. This is a typical Trapezoid model store.

(Photo courtesy of YonWooRetail83 on Flickr)

After the Skaggs model, next came the Trapezoid model, named after the trapezoid-shaped area over the entryway. The liquor store is still a part of the main building, but the entrance was moved to the front. Stores #4347 to #4358 had these models.


THE SUPERSTORE MODEL:

Former Albertsons #4366 Palm Harbor


As we get into the late 80's and early 90's, Albertsons began to build bigger stores in Florida and began transitioning away from general merchandise to become a regular grocery store. These are the Superstore model stores, named after what many newspaper articles referred to Albertsons stores during that time period. For this model there were two entrances, one labeled Food and the other Pharmacy. The liquor store is now in a separate building instead of being attached to the main store. These were stores #4359 to #4389 and #4410/#4412.


THE JEWEL-OSCO MODEL:

Former Albertsons #4404 Palm Harbor


In 1992, Albertsons bought 7 Jewel-Osco stores and 2 planned sites from American Stores. This model has a distinctive trapezoid-shaped area on the roof of each store alongside 2 arches over the entryways. The Jewel-Osco stores are #4401 to #4409.


PRE-PLAZA MODEL:

Former Albertsons #4429 Melbourne


The Pre-Plaza Albertsons stores were built in the mid to late 1990's and consolidated the two entrances and exits into one. The exterior was usually rectangular shaped, but the later stores used arches. Some of the later stores used cart storage areas before the main entrance doors. These stores were #4411 and #4413 to the late #4430's. There was a transition period around 1996/1997 where the Pre-Plaza and Plaza stores looked like hybrids.

Note: Albertsons Florida Blog describes former store 4411 (opened 1993) as a "Circle Model" store, but I would describe that store as a modified Pre-Plaza design.

PLAZA V1: (1999-2003)

Former Albertsons #4482 Riverview


Now that we are in the late 1990's and early 2000's, we have come to the first-generation of Plaza model stores. The very first Plaza store was #4462 which opened in 1999, and the last was #4486 which opened in 2003. The entrance was located under the main arch, and the exit was off in one of the sides.

PLAZA V2: (2003-2004)

Former Albertsons #4495 Orlando


The second-generation Plaza model marks the end of new-build Albertsons stores in Florida. 5 stores were built with this style from 2003 to 2004. These Albertsons stores had a pharmacy entrance located on the left corner of the store. The interiors included a different layout and were larger than a regular Plaza model store. These were stores #4316-2, #4384, #4495, #4497, and #4498.

ALBERTSONS INTERIORS:

STRIPES:

(Photos courtesy of a WFTV newscast from 1981)

The Stripes interior was the original Albertsons interior used from 1974 to 1985. This interior was very colorful, with many red and orange stripes and color schemes throughout the store.

BLUE & GRAY MARKET:

(Photo courtesy of the Albertsons Florida Blog)

The Blue & Gray Market interior was used from 1985 to 1997. This interior featured white walls with a gray stripe running around the perimeter of the store. On the stripe were the department names spelled out in blue letters.

TROPICAL BROADWAY:

(Photo courtesy of Ross T., a contributor on the Albertsons Florida Blog)

After almost 10 years of the Blue & Gray Market interior, Albertsons decided that they were in the need of a refresh. This is the Tropical Broadway interior, used from 1997 to 1999 and again from 2002 to 2003.

GROCERY PALACE:

(Photo courtesy of the Albertsons Florida Blog)

In 1998, Albertsons debuted the Grocery Palace interior at a store in Texas and eventually made it to the Florida locations a year later. This interior gave each department its own unique feel with props and signs, like a barn used to store milk, a giant bowl of chips and pretzels over Snack Central, and a spinning mobile of cats, dogs, and birds over Pet Care.

BROADWAY:

(Photos courtesy of the Albertsons Florida Blog)

Albertsons used the Broadway interior from 2000 to 2003. This interior has a more of a Whole Foods feel than a regular supermarket interior. There was also corrugated metal on each of the signs.

SANTA FE:

(Photos courtesy of the now-closed Acme Style Blog)

The Santa Fe interior was the final Albertsons Florida interior used from 2003 to 2004. This interior featured the earth toned color scheme that was similar to Publix.

MODERN:

(Photos courtesy of the Albertsons Florida Blog)

As Albertsons began its transition into Safeway in early 2016, the company debuted the Modern interior at stores 3304 (Altamonte Springs), 4302 (Largo), and 4319 (Oakland Park). This interior featured condensed text and large letters to spell out the department names.

PUBLIX STORE MODELS:

Credit goes to the Sing Oil Blog for the following Publix store model names: 40E, 55E, 37N, 40N, 47N, 49N, 55N, 65N, 45T, 51T, and 60T.

ART DECO:

A former Art Deco Publix in Lakeland, FL.


The art deco Publix stores were Publix's first store model, introduced in November 1940. These stores are tiny, compared to the 50,000+ square foot supermarkets that are seen today. These stores had a cinema-style front with round edges. The Publix sign ran down the vertical piece over the entrance with glass block accents on both sides of the sign.


WING STORE:

An original Wing Store Publix (store #91) in Miami Beach, FL.

(Photo courtesy of Kara S. on Foursquare)

When the mid-1950's were rolling in, Publix was in the need of a new and modern store design. This is the Publix Wing Store. The store pictured above is the last surviving original Wing Store in the chain, although similar replicas have been built in recent years.


1970'S MODEL:

A re-purposed 1970's Publix store in Kissimmee, FL.

(Photo courtesy of AFB's My Florida Retail blog)


As the Publix Wing Stores began to fade away, Publix started to get more average with their store models. The above photo shows an example of a 1970's Publix, with the ribbed panels being the most distinctive feature in these stores.

One of the last unaltered 1970's model stores that was operating as a Publix was store #66 (now #1536) in Sunny Isles Beach.


1980'S MODEL: (40E/55E)

Publix #315, a former 40E store in Brandon, FL.

Publix #310, a former 55E store in Tampa, FL.

The 1980's model stores are when Publix's usually began to look average, although Publix occasionally builds a store that matches the rest of the shopping center's design.

There are two variants of a 1980's Publix, the more common 40E and the larger 55E. The 55E was also known as a combination store.

EARLY 1990'S MODEL: (40N/49N)

Publix #399, a 49N store located in Tampa, FL.

The early 1990's Publix stores are a larger version of the 1980's stores, with the same interior layout. The only differences are the setup of the entryways. There were entrances on both sides of the store but were separated by customer service and second floor offices instead of both entrances leading to one opening.

The 49N Publix stores (like #399 shown above) have a large circular roof in the dairy section.

LATE 1990'S MODEL: (47N/55N/FLAGSHIP)

A 47N model Publix located in Brandon, FL.

The late 90's stores saw the entryways condensed into one located in the center of the store (to the left and right of the word Publix). The 47N and Flagship (65N) stores were the first to use a warehouse ceiling, although some variants of the 55N stores used partial or full drop ceilings inside.

EARLY 2000'S MODEL: (37N/44.1P/45T/54.1)

A 44.1P model Publix located in Riverview, FL.

The first generation early 2000's stores (37N and 44.1P) looks similar to the late 1990's stores except for the entryways. You can see the setup in the photo of the Riverview store above.

These stores have frozen foods and wine located on the far left of the building, the pharmacy counter to the right of the main entrance, and meat/seafood in the back left corner.

Later variations of the early 2000's Publix stores (the 45T and 54.1) were built between 2002 and 2005. Those stores have a different layout than the 37N and 44.1P models.

THE MID-RANGE MODEL/51T:


A Mid-Range Model Publix located in Sun City Center, FL.

The Mid-Range Model (or 51T) Publix stores are a larger format version of a regular early 2000's store. This model shares nearly the same layout as a late 1990's Publix, except that there is a dining area, produce is placed along the grand aisle, and customer service is located before the exit doors. This store model is the first to offer a pharmacy drive-thru or a passenger pickup area.

Mid-range Publix stores lasted from 1997 to 2004.

PUBLIX SUPERSTORE V1/60T: (1998-2001)

One of the first Publix Superstore's located in Saint Petersburg, FL.

The first-generation Superstore (or 60T) model Publix stores is 15,000 square feet larger than a typical early 2000's model Publix. This store model features the same layout as a mid-range Publix and included an in-store bank from Bank of America. The checkout count and aisles are also very large, with 17 checkouts and 19 grocery aisles in the Saint Petersburg store shown above.

Bank of America branches inside Publix supermarkets were closed in the late 2000's.

PUBLIX SUPERSTORE V2/61M: (2001-2003, 2010)

Publix #828, a 2002-built 61M store in Sarasota, FL.

Between the years 2001 and 2003 and again in 2010 with store 1306, Publix built the newer version of the Superstore (or 61M) model stores. The entry and exit setups are different, along with a different layout of the store. This is also the first Publix store model that features an elevator and formerly a cooking school.

(The elevator pictured above is a Schindler 330A from 2002)

MODERN PUBLIX:

A Modern Publix (store #1670) located in Lithia, FL.


This Publix store design is the default model that Publix uses when they build new stores these days. Publix usually changes this design to match a shopping center, but when you see one of those stores, it's a modern Publix. This store model was first introduced in 2004 and you can still find stores like these today.


SMALL FORMAT/28M:

A typical Small Format Publix located in Tampa, FL.





The small format (or 28M) Publix stores are a separate model that Publix is using. This store model was introduced in 1995 as a way for Publix to enter markets where a larger sized store cannot fit. These stores have all of the regular departments a full-sized store has, just smaller.

The Tampa store shown above is a first generation 28M, although newer stores exist with different layouts.

PUBLIX INTERIORS:

DECO CORAL:

(Photos courtesy of Albertsons Florida Blog, Grafe Auctions, and the Miami Herald)

Publix used the Deco Coral interior in 1989 and lasted until 2004 with the rollout of Kiwi. This interior was very common in Publix's early 1990's stores and features department signs in a wave shape.

METALLIC MARKETPLACE:

(Photo courtesy of Novia Chuang on Flickr)

(Photo courtesy of a Publix commercial from 2005)

The Metallic Marketplace interior was introduced in 1999 to match the early 2000's supermarket trend by featuring corrugated metal. Most of the early 2000's Publix stores had that metal piece repainted and kept in the Invigorate and Bamboo remodels and was later removed with the Sienna interior.

KIWI:

(First three photos courtesy of AFB on Flickr, last photo taken by me)

In the year 2004, Publix upgraded their decor image to an earth toned style feel with the Kiwi Environment Package. Publix is considered an upscale grocery store with moderate prices, so this interior was done to match their standards. A 2007 update changed the font to Avenir from the original serif version.

There was also a prototype version of this interior used from 2002 to 2004. The serif font from regular Kiwi was used, except that the aisle signage was from Metallic Marketplace.

INVIGORATE:

(First four photos courtesy of the Albertsons Florida Blog, last photo taken by me)

Publix started to use the Invigorate Environment Package in 2007. Some examples that can be found are the color schemes and department signage, with the deli sign in the shape of a Publix cup and produce having a leaf on the sign.

This was also the first Publix interior to introduce the historical photo collages from various locations.

BAMBOO:

Publix's Bamboo Environment Package was used from 2009 to 2014. The signs are in the same design as the Invigorate Environment Package except that the letters are placed in a woodgrain background alongside a 3D shape.

SIENNA:

The first Sienna welcome sign, used until 2018 for remodels and 2021 for new stores.

The second Sienna welcome sign, introduced in 2018 and is used exclusively for remodels.

The third Sienna welcome sign, introduced in 2019 and is used only at Publix #356 in Lakeland.

Now we have come to Publix's most common interior decor package used in almost all of the 1,000+ Publix supermarkets, which is the Sienna Environment Package. Remember the aisle signs from the Metallic Marketplace and Kiwi Environment Package eras? That has been replaced with a more modern design with a woodgrain background on top of the sign.

The department signage and colors have been updated, with produce and seafood in green and dairy in an orange/tan color. In addition, the Sienna Environment Package has 3 different types of welcome and aisle signage.

The first Sienna store was #1337 in Naples (opened October 21, 2010), and the last Sienna store was #1614 in Miami (opened August 7, 2021). Store 1614 is a Sienna/Evergreen hybrid and is similar to store 1711 in Riverview when it comes to the decor.

There is also a black variant of this interior which can be seen below.

BLACK SIENNA:

(Photos courtesy of Google Maps)

Black Sienna is a rare variant of the Sienna Environment Package only seen at 2 Publix stores, #742 in Altamonte Springs and #796 in Winter Springs. This interior was introduced in 2013 and is similar to regular Sienna except the department signs are in a different shape and doesn't feature any pictograms.

In addition, the top of the aisle sign matches with the color of the department signage while the placards at the bottom are the same as regular Sienna.

EVERGREEN:

The original Evergreen welcome sign, used from September 2019 to August 2022 and again in December 2023 at store 1799 in Fairhope, AL.

The current Evergreen welcome sign used since August 2022.

Produce signage #1: Used only at Publix #1666.

Produce signage #2: The most common version with larger text and only 1 square instead of 3.

Produce signage #3: An example of pre-built Evergreen signage. The letters are mounted directly on the sign.

Produce signage #4: The circular variant. If you look closely, you can see that this style of sign is made out of two separate sections of polystyrene.

The Evergreen Environment Package first debuted at Publix store 1666 in 2019. The original version of Evergreen had all fonts in the DIN 1451 typeface, although there are later versions that use different fonts, which will be mentioned below:

The November 2021 version changes the font in the aisle numbers, the August 2022 version (debuted at Publix 1223) changes the welcome sign font to mixed case, and the May 2023 version (debuted at Publix 1849) changes the thank you and "where shopping is a pleasure" text to the same one found in the August 2022 welcome sign.

A major update to the Evergreen interior debuted with the opening of store 1848 on March 21, 2024, and removes most of the DIN 1451 fonts in favor of Publix's custom font in uppercase or mixed-case except for the checkout signs. This also applies to Publix store 1573 in Tallahassee (a former GreenWise Market), except that store has the new font only in the department signage. 

The aisle numbers in the DIN 1451 font remain in use on all Evergreen interior variants as an alternative.

WINN-DIXIE STORE MODELS:

70'S STORE:

A typical 1970's Winn-Dixie located in Mobile, AL. (closed 2011)

The 1970's Winn-Dixie stores have an awning design on the exterior. The entrances were located on the sides of the store with a glass vestibule. In the mid-1990's, many of these Winn-Dixie's were closed due to a nearby Marketplace store.

MARKETPLACE V1:

Winn-Dixie store #238 in Jupiter, FL, which closed in April 2018.

Now we have come to the year 1984 where Winn-Dixie introduced the Marketplace interior and store format. This is a major redesign for Winn-Dixie compared to a 1970's model store.

MARKETPLACE V2:

Former store #678 in Riverview.

Starting in the year 1993, Winn-Dixie introduced the Marketplace V2 stores. The most common architectural design is the triangular piece over the entryway. These stores have the entrances and exits located in the center of the building.

MARKETPLACE V3:

Winn-Dixie #619, located in Sun City Center, FL.

This is the final Marketplace store design used from 1993, coexisting with Marketplace V2 before being retired in 2000. Some of these stores once had a food pavilion with expanded fresh foods and other items.

2000'S MODEL:

Starting in 2000, Winn-Dixie fell into a financial downpour and began to emerge into bankruptcy in 2005. These are the 2000's store models, which had a rectangular-shaped area above the entrance. These models usually have attached liquor stores located in a separate building.

TRANSFORMATIONAL:

(Photo courtesy of Holcombe of Hidalgo on Flickr)

This is Winn-Dixie's first new store model since their bankruptcy in 2005, which is the transformational design. The first store opened in 2009 in a former Publix in Margate, and another store with this exterior design opened in 2010. The final Transformational store opened in 2012, and there were 3 or 4 built from scratch Winn-Dixie's in Louisiana with this store model.

WINN-DIXIE INTERIORS:

MARKETPLACE:

 

The Marketplace interior is Winn-Dixie's oldest surviving decor package, first introduced in 1987. This interior is when the America's Supermarket slogan came out, which can still be found on the walls.

Another neat feature of this interior are the diamonds on the floors.

POST-MARKETPLACE REFRESH:

(First three photos courtesy of AFB's My Florida Retail blog, last photo taken by me)

The Post-Marketplace Refresh interior was used by Winn-Dixie to remodel stores that never got the Marketplace interior and also for some older stores as well.

DELUXE POST-MARKETPLACE:

(Photos courtesy of the Albertsons Florida Blog)

At the same time the Post-Marketplace Refresh package was being rolled out, a more deluxe version of it was being used in stores being built from the ground up. Considering how few new stores Winn-Dixie opened in this time period leading into their 2005 bankruptcy, the Deluxe Post-Marketplace interior was extremely rare. While using the same basic color scheme and aisle signage as the more common Post-Marketplace Refresh interior, this special variant had extra wall signage, such as the decorative window shutters and murals of palm trees.

POST-BANKRUPTCY:

This interior was first used by Winn-Dixie in 2008 and features a formal, upscale look with all-lowercase fonts and pastel colors.

TRANSFORMATIONAL:

The Transformational decor package was used from 2011 to 2014. Some stores did an inexpensive way of remodeling, such as the pictures above, while most stores did a very thorough remodel.

This interior also has usage of the word "freshly" in most of the departments, except for lunch meats and the pharmacy.

THE GREEN INTERIOR:

(Photos courtesy of AFB's My Florida Retail blog)

Now we have come to the Green interior where Winn-Dixie decided it was time to refresh their look after the Transformational era. Most of the departments have names while produce only has symbols. This interior looks similar to the post-bankruptcy look used from 2008 to 2011.

DOWN DOWN:

Winn-Dixie's Down Down interior debuted in 2015, taking inspiration from Australian supermarket chain Coles which was formerly owned by Ian McLeod from 2008 to 2014.

This is personally my favorite Winn-Dixie interior when it comes to the deluxe version due to the corrugated metal and large department signs.

BI-LO stores formerly used a dark green/grey version of this interior while Harvey's and Fresco y Más use a bright yellow version.

WINN WIN:

The Winn Win interior was introduced by Winn-Dixie in 2020 in their converted Lucky's Market and Earth Fare stores and began rolling out to other stores afterwards.