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Old 05-02-2019, 03:35 PM
 
Location: Orlando Metro Area
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Wegman's couldn't be bothered to open by my house so I'm gonna go with Publix. Close thread.
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Old 05-02-2019, 03:49 PM
 
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Publix has good customer service with a friendly attitude.
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Old 05-02-2019, 04:44 PM
 
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In my area we have Publix.And they are finishing a tiny Lucky's down the road a small Aldi's is being built. The trend here is small.
Yes^^^. The trend these days is SMALL. That is what people want, and that is what the stores are providing including Publix.
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Old 05-02-2019, 07:02 PM
 
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I have lived in Florida for 2.5 years and shopped at Publix at least 200 times. I lived in Buffalo NY for 60+ years and shopped at Wegmans thousands of times. Publix has 12 times the amount of stores and dominates Florida with 800 stores which is 8 times the total Wegmans store count....
FYI - I love Publix and its my go to store. I love the experience and the nice vibe there.
Yes. Many of the stores that people compare to Publix are MUCH smaller in footprint (i.e. Wegmans, H-E-B, Meijer, Lucky's, etc.) Would those stores still be the same with 1,300 units? I feel like that is the problem Amazon is having with Whole Foods. Some of the things that made Whole Foods special such as managers' latitude over merchandise, brands not paying for specific shelf placement, etc. has to be changed if they want to be Kroger-size someday.


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I don't see a demand in Florida for 150,000 square foot grocery stores. People in Florida are totally fine with what Publix offers. It's enough for them. They don't aspire to anything larger or better.
I've been to H-E-B in Texas. Those are massive stores. While a really fine store, I feel like the main difference is that they put things on display in greater quantities. If Publix has 20 lemons on display at a time, H-E-B has 90. I guess Publix doesn't have to do that if they have a 3-4 stores surrounding the master-planned community (like Orlando's Lake Nona) as opposed to there likely being just one H-E-B if they were here.


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In my area we have Publix.And they are finishing a tiny Lucky's down the road a small Aldi's is being built. The trend here is small.
2015:
I remember reading in the Business Journal years ago that Publix was trying to build smaller stores, primarily to build in limited spaces in downtowns and beach communities.

https://www.heraldtribune.com/articl...News/605199435
https://www.bizjournals.com/tampabay...totype-in.html

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The grocer has dozens of prototypes to enable it to adapt to available real estate, once it decides it wants to be in a particular market. The smaller prototype, rumored for years, would be around 20,000 square feet, while its current urban footprint is around 28,000 square feet.
2017
The debut this model in Gainesville and also open one in downtown St. Pete. Announces the revival of Greenwise Market.

https://www.bizjournals.com/tampabay...-with-new.html

2017-18

The hottest stores in grocery nationwide? Small format stores like Aldi, Lidl, Sprouts, Lucky's, Trader Joe's, and Greenwise-like spinoffs from regional chains known for their big stores.

https://www.grocerydive.com/news/sup...g-down/541040/
https://www.grocerydive.com/news/gro...stores/544377/


Maybe the folks in Lakeland know what they're doing despite complaints from transplants. :-)
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Old 05-02-2019, 10:37 PM
 
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Wegman's isn't cheaper than Publix, but the quality of their food is unbeatable. That being said, they are not building any Wegman's in Central Florida, so Publix wins my business.
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Old 05-03-2019, 06:18 AM
 
Location: Flahrida
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Wegman's isn't cheaper than Publix, but the quality of their food is unbeatable. That being said, they are not building any Wegman's in Central Florida, so Publix wins my business.
Wegmans IS cheaper than Publix. For example I paid 49 cents a pound for chicken leg quarters, 1.79 for boneless skinless chicken breasts, 1.79 for a gallon of milk. I have never seen prices like that at any Publix.
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Old 05-03-2019, 06:38 AM
 
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Wegmans IS cheaper than Publix. For example I paid 49 cents a pound for chicken leg quarters, 1.79 for boneless skinless chicken breasts, 1.79 for a gallon of milk. I have never seen prices like that at any Publix.
Upstate NY has cheaper milk to begin with. Wegmans prepared food and bakery is way more expensive than Publix.
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Old 05-03-2019, 06:51 AM
 
Location: South Tampa, Maui, Paris
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Upstate NY has cheaper milk to begin with. Wegmans prepared food and bakery is way more expensive than Publix.

I don't know who is cheaper. But I can say that I will pay more for higher quality. In other words, I will gladly pay more ($10? $15?) for an organic sub with freshly prepared organic ingredients at Wegmans than $8 for a sub at Publix that is essentially a cancer sandwich. Publix sells low quality at not a low price. Wegmans sells high quality at not a low price. They are both too expensive. But one (Wegmans) sells higher quality than the other.
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Old 05-03-2019, 06:57 AM
 
Location: South Tampa, Maui, Paris
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Wegmans isn't cheaper than Publix. That's a lie. I still remember the chocolate chip cookies they used to advertise for $10/lb in their bakery and the little $8 cakes they used to sell
I remember their chocolate chip cookies also. And their gorgonzola & ham scones. And their chocolate cranberry breads. And their freshly made, ALL-BUTTER tarts, chocolate croissants, cheddar biscuits, English muffins, and on and on.

Makes the Publix bakery look like Winn-Dixie's.
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Old 05-03-2019, 06:58 AM
 
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I don't know who is cheaper. But I can say that I will pay more for higher quality. In other words, I will gladly pay more ($10? $15?) for an organic sub with freshly prepared organic ingredients at Wegmans than $8 for a sub at Publix that is essentially a cancer sandwich. Publix sells low quality at not a low price. Wegmans sells high quality at not a low price. They are both too expensive. But one (Wegmans) sells higher quality than the other.
Wegmans quality is on par with Publix for a sandwich... You're deluding yourself if you think Wegmans exclusively sells organic, nitrite free meat. Even whole foods sells conventional stuff. If we were talking about subway, you might have a point
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