GTB Area Retail Blog

This post was originally published to the GTB Retail Seconday Blog on July 6, 2020 and has been republished/rewritten on this blog now with info provided by the Albertsons Florida Blog . Kash n' Karry #848 & #1761/Sweetbay #1761/Winn-Dixie #2444/Future Aldi 1023 N. Tamiami Trail, Ruskin, FL Originally opened on April 6, 1974 as Kash n' Karry store 848 (later 1761), being the first major supermarket in the Ruskin area (and was their 36th location at the time). There was also a Food Lion located 1 mile to the north that existed from 1993 to 2001 in the same plaza as former Kmart #7517 (1982–2003). At 36,426 square feet (not 23,800 square feet on the AFB post), this KNK had several full-service departments ranging from bakery, deli, and meats along with an additional Kare Drugs pharmacy! On May 20, 2006, this store along with 3 others (Fishhawk Blvd, Gunn Hwy, and US 301) became Sweetbay Supermarket as part of Kash n' Karry's rebranding and also received its first inte...

Winn-Dixie/Jan Kaminis Platt Regional Libary 3910 S. Manhattan Ave, Tampa, FL Opening date for the former Winn-Dixie is unknown. Closed in 1996 to relocate to 4479 W. Gandy Blvd. Rebuilt in 2000 and became the Jan Kaminis Platt Regional Library. Winn-Dixie #643/Grace Family Church 4479 W. Gandy Blvd, Tampa, FL Opened in 1996 as Winn-Dixie #643 (the second Gandy Winn-Dixie), and closed in 2005 after the bankruptcy of Winn-Dixie Stores. Became Grace Family Church in 2016. Compare this outside look to the liquor store, which still has the diamonds from Winn-Dixie! Winn-Dixie Liquors/Amscot #21 4481 W. Gandy Blvd, Tampa, FL Opened in 1996 as Winn-Dixie Liquors, and closed in 2005, the same year when the main store closed. Currently Amscot #21. The diamonds from Winn-Dixie are still in place! This store would have had the Marketplace interior when it was a Winn-Dixie. Now to the third and final Gandy Winn-Dixie... The Family Mart/Florida Choice/Kash n'...

(Post updated on January 13, 2025 now with additional and updated information from  the Albertsons Florida Blog ) (Second update on May 25, 2025 to reflect Aldi's opening) Kash n' Karry #722 & #1748/Sweetbay Supermarket #1748/Winn-Dixie #2433/Future Aldi 2100 W. Swann Ave, Tampa, FL Opened on March 11, 1993 as Kash n' Karry #722 (later store #1748) being the first full-service supermarket in the Hyde Park area until the addition of Publix stores 628 in 1998 and 1182 in 2008 (the former GreenWise Market), and was also one of their flagship stores (a status retained by Sweetbay and Winn-Dixie). Between 1996 and 1997, this location was expanded, which resulted in the addition of a liquor store. In 2004, it was announced that Delhaize America (now known as Ahold Delhaize) would convert all of the remaining Kash n' Karry stores into Sweetbay Supermarkets. This store and several others across Tampa were converted into that name in 2006, but what made this sto...