It is unknown at this time when the Boca store will open. Amazon has been in the pharmacy business for a long time and has had a tough time getting most people to upload their prescriptions, Talbott said. Mr. George Jenkins opened the first Publix in Winter Haven, FL in 1930. But when it comes to in-storegrocery sales in the Sunshine State, the green machine is so well entrenched in Florida that many supermarkets like Albertsonshave retreated from the state. I think their broad strategy is to be the go-to, most convenient, supplier of almost anything consumers want to acquire, Talbott said. Publix rarely comments publicly about its real estate strategy, but its clear that the Lakeland-based company went on a buying spree in recent years. In the latest example, Publix plans to open a store at, in Pembroke Pines, mere blocks from an existing Publix at, In a similar sign that Publix is blanketing South Florida with stores, the grocer operates two locations at the corner of Commercial Boulevard and Dixie Highway in Oakland Park. According to Gina Acosta, editor in chief for the trade magazine, the new store isbeing built in theupscale Uptown Boca shopping center on Glades Road. Auburnbale, FL 33823. But even on this frontPublix has a full division of its corporation devoted to real estate in several regions of the Southeast. WLKY reports that the store will open in late 2023. Despite a drop in home delivery sales, an October Supermarket News report said, online grocery sales will be more than20% of the overall U.S. grocery retail market in the next five years, based on aMercatus/Incisiv study. For now, that leaves other players like Target and Walmartwith minor roles in the sector. According to Talbott, Walmart and Target will be less of a factor in grocery e-commerce than Publix and Amazon. While media reports had suggested that Instacart was considering an alliance with Fabric, the automation company, to start working directly with suppliers, nothing has happened on that front for more than a year, he said. Last years fulfillment initiative brought automated technology to several retailers, which Instacart would not name, in a partnership with Fabric for the automated fulfillment. The e-commerce giant is rapidly expanding in Florida. !function(){"use strict";window.addEventListener("message",(function(e){if(void 0!==e.data["datawrapper-height"]){var t=document.querySelectorAll("iframe");for(var a in e.data["datawrapper-height"])for(var r=0;r