1 YEAR SPECIAL: Publix #1324 - Tampa, FL
For the 1st anniversary of the GTB Area Retail Blog, we will celebrate with a former Albertsons in Tampa, which is now a Publix! (Photo courtesy of YonWooRetail83 on Flickr , recreation of former store 4321) Albertsons #4318/Publix #1324 8701 W. Hillsborough Ave, Tampa, FL Originally opened as Albertsons #4318 on May 18, 1977. The store featured small appliances, kitchen gadgets, pool supplies, and other items not found at your average supermarket. Also featured 14 checkouts! Store 4318 faced competition with nearby Publix store 356, which opened in 1989. This was one of the 49 Albertsons stores that was sold to Publix Super Markets in 2008, and later became Publix #1324 in 2010 after the closure of store 356. Albertsons is (technically) back in Tampa after 40+ years, thanks to these recreations! A grand opening ad for Albertsons store 4318 from the Tampa Tribune in 1977. Enough with Albertsons, let's jump to 2018 for the currently opera...