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Publix #2141 3050 19th Avenue NE, Apollo Beach, FL - Wolf Creek Commons Publix #2141 opened on August 13, 2026 (813 Day) , being the first of the new 50M-formatted stores in Hillsborough County and the first Publix with a mezzanine (partial second level) in Apollo Beach. Although the Publix website has a Ruskin, FL 33570 address and the Google Maps listing has an Apollo Beach, FL 33572 address, the shopping center is inside Apollo Beach area limits. Debuted with the opening of store 2117 (Thompson Nursery in Winter Haven) on June 18, 2026, the square footage of Publix's 50M stores is 50,325 square feet compared to 48,387 square feet for the existing 48M model, making it 1,938 square feet larger. The interior layout is similar to a 48M although with some noticeable changes. The first Publix in Apollo Beach was store 1113 , opened on December 9, 2004 and uses the 39M format. This is the new chainwide design of informational signage placed at the main doors. It is back to being tap...

Welcome to 2026 here on the GTB Area Retail Blog! To start off the new year (and for my first post in 7 months), here is a quick tour of Publix #1373 in the Tampa Palms area. Publix #1373 16041 Tampa Palms Blvd W, Tampa, FL - City Plaza at Tampa Palms This first-generation 54M model Publix supermarket (54,330 square feet) opened on August 12, 2010 and replaced Publix #344 (a 55,000 square foot "combination store") that opened on August 4, 1988 and closed in early 2010. If you don't know on what makes the 54M-1 stores different from the 54M-2, the 54M-1 is essentially a larger version of the 45M with the same layout. Publix Liquors #1373 was added next to the main store upon its opening. Store 1373 originally opened with the Bamboo Environment Package and received two remodels: Sienna in 2014 and Evergreen in 2021. The opening dates for both stores can be found below, the first is from Docketbird (Association for Disabled Americans v. Publix Super Markets) and the second ...

(Post first updated on September 1, 2024 with additional information courtesy of  the Albertsons Florida Blog , then on October 17, 2025, November 14, 2025, and December 31, 2025) Food World #715/Publix #356/Publix #2043 4730 S. Florida Ave, Lakeland, FL - Lake Miriam Square Originally opened on November 15, 1977 as Publix's discount grocery store called Food World, not to be confused with the former Alabama-based Bruno's chain of the same name. This store was Publix's largest at 58,880 square feet upon opening and was also their first store to feature barcode scanning at the checkouts. In 1988, Publix retired the Food World name, and this location became Publix #356. A pharmacy was added during a late 2004/early 2005 remodel to the Kiwi Environment Package, and then received a deluxe Sienna Environment Package remodel from late 2012 to early 2013 along with the addition of a cooking school (closed on August 31, 2023), followed by a Sienna Lite refresh in 2018. This store c...

It's 2024 here on the GTB Area Retail Blog, so let's start off the new year with a look at the relocated Publix GreenWise Market in Tampa! Publix GreenWise Market #1721 555 Channelside Drive, Tampa, FL Opened on August 19, 2021 as the second GreenWise store in the Tampa area following store 1182 in Hyde Park, which has been a regular Publix since July 2019. Officially part of the Water Street district, this store is 26,000 square feet and is connected to the Heron apartment complex. The first of the redesigned GreenWise Markets debuted at store 1573 in Tallahassee on October 4, 2018. Some notable changes from the original GreenWise Markets is a smaller store size between 25,000 and 30,000 square feet in addition to having an on-site bar called POURS.  Since Publix no longer constructs new GreenWise Markets, this Tampa store was officially the 8th and final location to open with that name. A 9th location in Saint Augustine became a regular Publix during construction and that sto...