GTB Area Retail Blog

RR Publix #741 7640 W. Sand Lake Rd, Orlando, FL. - Plaza Venezia Publix #741 opened on November 2, 2000 and features an Italian-style exterior on the outside. This is also an example of a larger-format early 2000s Publix, or what I call the Mid-Range Model Publix. Photos are courtesy of  Random Retail's  Flickr page and Albertsons Florida Blog. I have identified Random Retail with RR, and Albertsons Florida Blog with AFB. RR The floral department is the first thing that you see after you enter the store. RR These larger-format 2000s stores also feature a dining area with an emergency exit. I cannot confirm if these arches are original to the Metallic Marketplace interior, or if they were added after the Invigorate remodels. RR Welcome to the Publix Deli, where you can get the famous Pub Subs, chicken wings, and many more items! Just stop by your local Publix for lunch, dinner, or an afternoon snack! RR Located after the deli is the Publ...

Publix #128-1/Winn-Dixie #615/Aldi #43 & HomeGoods #421 1945 West Lumsden Road, Brandon, FL - Brandon Centre South Originally opened as the first Publix #128 in 1987 and closed on January 20, 1999 when store 663 was built 0.7 miles to the west. Later became Winn-Dixie #615 from 2000 or 2001 to 2005 when the store was one of the 257 closed locations as a result of Winn-Dixie's bankruptcy. Later subdivided into an Aldi and HomeGoods in 2009. Aldi in Brandon was remodeled 1 month ago, even though that the now open signs are still in place. Also, this is the new Aldi design used for new and remodeled locations only. Aldi uses a German-style quarter system for all of the shopping carts with the Aldi logo. After the Aldi was remodeled, the entrance was reconfigured. The two outside doors were converted to one, and what are now windows used to be the entrance into the store before it was moved off to the right. Let's enter Aldi and see what...