I have both Publix and Albertson’s about 5 mins away from me. Our Albertsons is nice with wide aisles but they very seldom had more than 2 people working the checkout counters and they were more expensive than Publix. I still did get some things there that Publix did not have and vice versa. Albertsons was also opened a bit later and was open during the last holiday. I will miss them. They had great pumpkin pies at Thanksgiving. Walmart is where my neighbors go as they are on a budget and trying to watch what they spend. I understand Walmart plants to drop grocery prices in this bad economy. Publix has some great subs at their deli. Low prices and lots of clerks at checkout. Great bakery too. Obama is killing the economy.
Publix subs are the BEST! My fiancee and I will go the extra half mile to Publix over Subway just to get a better sandwich. Any place that uses deli-sliced meat and cheese and fresh baked bread is going to destroy the cookie-cutter sub industry that Subway pimps.
Albertson’s was never really an option in our area. Growing up, Albertson’s was where you went to buy convenience items cheaper than the local 7-11. I do, however, agree that they were great for holiday last minute items.