When will Publix, Walmart, Aldi and other supermarkets reopen after Hurricane Milton?
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Hurricane Milton
Hurricane Milton is expected to have major impacts on Florida’s Gulf Coast, including the Tampa and Bradenton areas. See our latest coverage here.
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As the Gulf Coast and Central Florida residents try to return to normalcy after Hurricane Milton, so do the supermarkets.
Here’s how Hurricane Milton affected some major supermarket chains in Florida:
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Publix: According to the map on the Lakeland-based chain’s website, Bradenton Publix stores will reopen Thursday at 10 a.m. or noon, as will most of Tampa’s. That said, the Bradenton store at 3913 Manatee Ave. W., which the website said would be open at 10 a.m. was still closed at 10:20 a.m.
Some Orlando stores, and most in Indian River, Martin and St. Lucie counties are scheduled to open at 2 p.m. Thursday. Some Brevard County stores are scheduled to reopen at 3 p.m.
Sedano’s: All Orlando area stores were closed Wednesday with no reopening date set. The store at 5660 Curry Ford Rd. has power, but isn’t open yet.
Fresco y Mas: The stores in Tampa at 8424 Sheldon Rd. and Lee County at 1145 Homestead Rd. North are open. The Tampa area stores at 7852 Palm River Rd. and 4056 Armenia Ave. don’t have power.
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Walmart/Sam’s Club: The nation’s largest grocery seller has an interactive map showing the status of its Walmart Supercenter, Walmart Neighborhood Market and Sam’s Club stores. As of 9:40 a.m. Thursday, 247 stores were closed in Florida. At that time, the map said the Sarasota Supercenter at 8320 Lockwood Ridge Rd was open already as well as the Tarpon Springs Supercenter and the New Port Richey Sam’s Club.
Winn-Dixie: None of the three Bradenton stores answered their phones Thursday morning. One got an old fashioned busy signal. A list of Winn-Dixie stores possibly affected by Milton was being updated on the chain’s website, but hadn’t been updated with reopening times as of 10 a.m. Thursday.
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Target: According to the store locator, Target stores in the Bradenton and Sarasota areas will try to reopen at noon on Thursday. Orlando area stores will reopen from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. and some not at all.
Aldi: All Aldi stores in Bradenton, Sarasota, Tampa and Orlando are scheduled to be closed Thursday and reopen Friday morning. To check your store, go to Aldi’s Florida store locator.
Whole Foods Market: Bradenton, Orlando, Tampa and Sarasota area stores will be closed Thursday with a planned reopening for Friday.
Costco: Stores in the Tampa-St. Petersburg, Bradenton and Sarasota areas are listed as closed for Thursday. So are the Orlando area stores except 4696 Gardens Park Blvd., which is listed as open, but the phone went unanswered in both the administrative and food court/pizza areas.
This story was originally published October 8, 2024 at 12:28 PM.
