Revamp underway at Longboat's Publix

By Carter Weinhofer
| 3:00 p.m. July 28, 2023

The caution tape around a blank area in Publix on Longboat Key will be replaced with self-checkout machines.

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Inside Publix on Bay Isles Parkway, caution tape surrounds the area between customer service and the start of the checkout lanes. It's an indication of a big revamp underway at the Publix grocery store.

The project will bring the installation of self-checkouts to the grocery store for those who prefer the speedy do-it-yourself approach to checking out groceries.

Publix was unable to provide further details regarding the full scope and timeline of the project.

However, there will still be some human cashiers left after the installation, so anyone who doesn’t want to use self-checkouts will still have the more personable option.

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Carter Weinhofer

Carter Weinhofer is the Longboat Key news reporter for the Observer. Originally from a small town in Pennsylvania, he moved to St. Petersburg to attend Eckerd College until graduating in 2023. During his entire undergraduate career, he worked at the student newspaper, The Current, holding positions from science reporter to editor-in-chief.