How shopping is changing in Miami stores

Supermarkets are focusing on new designs, products and services to meet shopper demands.

Waterfront grocery stores are emerging, with a Publix location offering boat access and an outdoor seating area. Self-checkouts continue to expand. Grab-and-go offerings, in-store dining, and dedicated food service areas, such as burrito bars, are reshaping the shopping experience.

And mixed-use developments integrating supermarkets into residential and commercial spaces.

Take a look at what's happening in South Florida.

The summary above was drafted with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists in our News division. All stories below were reported, written and edited by McClatchy journalists.

Whole Foods’ El Bocadillo bars inside the seated cafe area at Whole Foods supermarkets give customers like the Garcia family, seen here on Nov. 7, 2023, at the 7930 SW 104th St. location in Pinecrest Plaza near Kendall a place to eat during grocery shopping. By Howard Cohen

NO. 1: YOUR SUPERMARKET IS ROLLING OUT NEW THINGS THIS YEAR. WHAT TO EXPECT AT MIAMI STORES

Take a look at these trends. | Published February 29, 2024 | Read Full Story by Howard Cohen

Shoma Bay, a luxury property coming to North Bay Village at 1850 John F. Kennedy Causeway, will be anchored by a 35,000-square-foot Publix. The store and residences have a tentative 2026 opening target.

NO. 2: A PUBLIX IS OPENING IN A MIAMI BUILDING WHERE A PENTHOUSE CONDO SELLS FOR $5 MILLION

What to know about the causeway development. | Published July 12, 2024 | Read Full Story by Howard Cohen

In this file photo from Dec. 31, 2013, Ashley Melgar celebrated her 7th birthday on New Years Eve with a handful of birthday and New Year balloons as she leaves the Party City store in South Miami with her father, Wilmer Melgar, left and sister Amada Wilmer, then-16, at right. By AL DIAZ

NO. 3: TWO MAJOR DISCOUNT CHAINS ARE GOING OUT OF BUSINESS. HERE ARE MIAMI, BROWARD CLOSINGS

What to know about sales through the holidays to liquidate items. | Published December 23, 2024 | Read Full Story by Howard Cohen

Artist rendering of a new Presidente Supermarket scheduled to open in Miami Gardens at 5580 NW 167th St. around July 2025.

NO. 4: WHAT COMES AFTER BIG LOTS? IN THIS MIAMI-DADE LOCATION, A GROCERY CHAIN IS MOVING IN

Here’s what to know about the new supermarket. | Published January 9, 2025 | Read Full Story by Howard Cohen

This report was produced with the help of AI tools, which summarized previous stories reported and written by McClatchy journalists. It was edited by journalists in our News division.