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Originally Posted by ROCKETMAN

For some reason residents in the villages refuse to shop early in the morning (7am-10am) or later in the evening (7pm-9pm). I have worked at publix on 466a since it opened and the store is relatively empty these times compared with the rest of the day. it will slow down dramatically april 1st. New publix is planned for early 2014 according to district mamager but of course all plans can change.

I have heard that 67% of Villagers have at least a part time job. My husband still works full tine and I just retired. Many work during the hours you spoke of. I would love to be able to shop at 8:30 PMsh so I can get him fed and settled before I go, but Publix closes early. When I quit working I was planning on being able to golf and do more of the other amenities in the early AM.
I respect the fact that the store is less busy at those times but it is really just about the right amount of traffic for a smaller store , with smaller aisles than most, and which needs to be stocked constantly. In most stores the restocking is done overnight; that would not work here. Additionally, they do not have enough space to order enouch food to have everything you need when you need it.

I know they have had boucoup complaints so complaining verbally will not help. The only solutions for me is to allow them to make me plan my retirement around them rather than them planning their business around me as most businesses are doing, or to move on to greener pastures. I have moved on and found that things are much cheaper elsewhere as one poster noted. Even though the new Publix will be built closer to my home, I will still drive past it to get the reduction in prices and good service I get at Winn Dixie.