Publix is the southeast’s megalith grocer! We shopped Winn Dixie when I was a young boy. Then Food Lion. They Kash & Karry, which became Sweetbay. Now we’re a Publix home, through and through. I like Publix for their selection. They always have options on their shelves.
The only thing about Albertsons that I cared for was their walk-in beer cooler. Otherwise, they’re just a glorified convenience store. They closed 8 of them in my local area a few years ago. Most of them turned into Publix stores. One of them became a Dick’s Sporting Goods.
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.