Publix hoping to open another store in SoWal

[chrisv]

I know they have plans drawn to open one if Freeport. I have seen the plans and site.

This is interesting. I had an unrelated meeting with the district manager a couple of months ago and asked him about Publix opening in Freeport. I told him rumors were all over about it happening. He said that Freeport couldn't support a store, and that we wouldn't get one any time soon. He said the way to tell if they are coming to town is to wait until all the rumors go away. I guess that they operate kind of like old Walt Disney used to, to try to keep their land costs reasonable. Now, he may have been trying to squash the rumor for that very purpose, but he seemed genuine.

How will I ever make the choice between Kelly's and Publix when the day comes

 

[Smiling JOe]

Correction regarding the location of the newly proposed Publix in SoWal. The actual location is about 3-4 miles east of the western intersection of 30A/98. (About one mile east of hwy 393). As for the Freeport rumor of Publix, I'll believe it when I see it. A couple of years ago, I was working with some buyers who buy property, then lease to Publix. They were looking at Niceville primarily. We also looked at some prime property in Freeport, but Publix wanted to see the population numbers to support a store, so they quickly said no thanks. Their are some very attractive economical perks regarding operating a store in Freeport, and perhaps Publix peeps are unaware of it.Publix or Kelly's? Kelly's reminds me of a small dirty Winn Dixie.

 

[NoHall]

Disco Publix!

Any Atlantans remember the Disco Kroger?

It was once the closest grocery store to where I lived on East Paces! Good times...

 

[beachmouse]

Disco Publix!

It's probably not too odd of a concept. There have been a couple of times I've caught them playing Grateful Dead songs at the Destin store (no better soundtrack to picking up the Gatorade than 'Truckin') in amongst the holiday tunes.

The rumors of a Niceville Publix seem fairly reasonable at this time. There's a sizeable commercial development going in on John Simms near Rocky Bayou GC. Land is cleared, and they've got a soft confirmation that Home Depot is going in there already.

As for Freeport, a lot of people from there skip Kelly's and end up at the (mediocre) Bluewater Winn-Dixie. Whenever I have to pick up one or two things from there, it seems like half the license plates in the parking lot are from Walton County.

 

[mrs.rocket]

Well, I have a reliable source from Freeport City Hall that there will indeed positively be a Publix in Freeport and it will be somewhere down the new road that's almost finished.

Viva la fried chicken family packs!

 

[yippie]

This is interesting. I had an unrelated meeting with the district manager a couple of months ago and asked him about Publix opening in Freeport. I told him rumors were all over about it happening. He said that Freeport couldn't support a store, and that we wouldn't get one any time soon. He said the way to tell if they are coming to town is to wait until all the rumors go away. I guess that they operate kind of like old Walt Disney used to, to try to keep their land costs reasonable. Now, he may have been trying to squash the rumor for that very purpose, but he seemed genuine.

How will I ever make the choice between Kelly's and Publix when the day comes

I dunno I ddin't get my information from Publix. The planning commission in Freeport has a graph of many things that have been proposed and approved..... There are a huge amount of information on that map.

 

[kathydwells]

Look on the bright side....I will be able to do my "touron :roll:" Publix shopping in under 2 hours when I make my annual trip to Seagrove.

 

[grace]

Kelly's reminds me of a small dirty Winn Dixie.

Kelly's has that urinal cake smell. Not what I want to be smelling while shopping for food.

 

[Hop]

Kelly's has that urinal cake smell. Not what I want to be smelling while shopping for food.

aww...you didn't have to say urinal cake...

 

[Mango]

Look on the bright side....I will be able to do my "touron :roll:" Publix shopping in under 2 hours when I make my annual trip to Seagrove.

Kathy , we'll have to stay away from that "touronic urinal cake" :roll: next time we are in Sowal. It probably tastes like "foot in mouth cake tailgate style"