tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893799636127751150.post8549872967825199066..comments2024-03-28T03:33:03.574-04:00Comments on My Florida Retail Blog: The Tiniest Publix You Ever Did See - Melbourne Shopping Center - Melbourne, FLAlbertsons Florida Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17350708223049245195noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893799636127751150.post-17066529585634350392020-12-04T20:52:20.133-05:002020-12-04T20:52:20.133-05:00While this is the oldest Publix in Brevard as far ...While this is the oldest Publix in Brevard as far as when the original store first opened (and being in almost the same spot), the building you see today was built in 1999. The original Publix was next door where Cato/Bealls Outlet is now. After Melbourne Shopping Center's Woolworth store closed, Publix demolished the Woolworth space and built the store we see today, closing the original store next door upon the opening of this one. What you see here is the original 28M floorplan, which was modified a few years ago to look like a mini-Evergreen store (like the new Publix in Indialantic).<br /><br />Publix has shuffled things around in this store quite a bit in the last few years. Prior to CM 3.0, the short aisles in the back of the store weren't there, instead a perpendicular aisle of wine being in that spot. Only recently were the chips moved back there, as after the CM3.0 remodel, those aisles were home to magazines and office supplies.<br /><br />The new facade on the plaza is quite boring, especially in terms of what used to be there (at least for Publix). I was hoping for a little more character with this remodel, but it's just a lot of blank white everywhere.Albertsons Florida Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17350708223049245195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893799636127751150.post-89081892368913644942020-12-04T15:45:54.586-05:002020-12-04T15:45:54.586-05:00It's pretty amazing how modern these older Pub...It's pretty amazing how modern these older Publix stores look. Also, they manage to put quite a bit even into their smaller stores. Given all of that, it's pretty remarkable that they've completely rebuilt some older locations (though I suppose some of those knock downs were originally built by other grocers, but I'm not sure why that really matters). <br /><br />Anyway, I do like the decor in the bakery. It gives it a 1970s-like look, but it's not too retro. Also, the mix of the solid green and the woodgrain on the aisle signs is a bit odd, but I suppose it works well. <br /><br />I can probably say this about most Publix store posts, but I'm glad they've stuck with real floor covering instead of going to concrete floors like a lot of other grocers. Granted, at a location this old, the concrete would likely look terrible. Of course, that hasn't stopped other grocers from ripping up their floor covering and letting the public see terribly patchy concrete. I'm looking at you, HEB (and Kroger to a lesser extent). Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com