GTB Area Retail Blog

Publix #310 3615 W. Gandy Blvd, Tampa, FL. - Gandy Shopping Center Publix #310 opened in 1986 as a replacement for a former Art Deco store. The old store opened in 1954, and a picture can be seen below. (Photo courtesy of USF.edu) Store 310 is one of the first Publix supermarkets to be in the split vestibule formation. This is essentially a larger format 1980's model Publix. A post regarding this store from January 2019 can be seen  here . Welcome to Publix #310! Grab your cart and buy 24 packs of water, now on sale! After the August 2019 refresh, Publix added a BayCare walk-in clinic.   Store 310's updated pharmacy department. Looking at the front end of the store. There are currently 16 checkouts after the addition of the 6 self-lanes. Former checkouts 11 and 12 were removed before the installation of the self-checkouts. Turning the camera 180 degrees, we now have a look at the Publix bakery. Pr...

Publix #310 3615 W Gandy Blvd, Tampa, FL - Gandy Shopping Center Originally opened in 1954 as an art-deco store, and closed in 1983. The new Publix, store 310, opened in 1985 as a replacement for the Britton Plaza Publix. See AFB's version of Publix #310 and Albertsons #4436 by clicking  here . The outside is original, except for some repainting. This Publix was the first to be built in the "split-vestibule" model. This is the left side door. Entry vestibule, with the shopping carts, and the "Welcome to Publix" sign. The pharmacy is in it's original location, and was remodeled in 2014. The store's Publix Bakery. Aisle 18 is the store's final aisle. Produce is located in the left corner of the store. In the 2000's stores, produce got moved to the right corner of the store. Wine is located to the left, and the grocery aisles are to the right. Aisle 10 is the first frozen foods aisle. ...