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Publix will drop GreenWise Market name on all stores. Here’s why.

Publix will drop GreenWise Market name on all stores. Here’s why.

Publix is moving away from its organic brand GreenWise Market, a spokesperson for the grocer confirmed.

The Lakeland-based supermarket chain will transform all eight of its GreenWise Market locations into traditional Publix stores, spokesperson Hannah Herring confirmed in an email.

The reason? Shoppers prefer Publix but like certain features of GreenWise Market.

“Our customers’ shopping habits have reinforced that they enjoy the attributes of a Publix GreenWise Market location, but within their traditional Publix shopping setting,” Herring said.

The GreenWise stores, once transitioned, will look more like the newly-renovated Publix in South Tampa on Gandy Boulevard, which includes a Pours station, a bar where customers can order craft beer on tap and wine.

There’s no date for when the shift will begin. Each store will be assessed individually, Herring said.

Publix has eight GreenWise Market stores, including at Water Street in downtown Tampa, which had a highly-anticipated opening in 2021. Other stores in Florida are in West Boca, Fort Lauderdale, Lakeland, Odessa, Tallahassee and Ponte Vedra. read more

Hamburger Mary’s sues DeSantis to stop drag show law

Hamburger Mary’s sues DeSantis to stop drag show law

Hamburger Mary’s in Orlando is suing Gov. Ron DeSantis and the state of Florida in federal court, claiming the restaurant has been deprived of its First Amendment rights and is already losing customers under a new law affecting drag shows.

Gov. DeSantis signed bills last Wednesday taking aim at transgender treatments for minors, pronouns in schools, bathroom use and children attending drag shows.

The changes included penalties for venues letting children into “adult live performances” and potential first-degree misdemeanor charges for violators.

Hamburger Mary’s filed the lawsuit Monday, which also names as a defendant Melanie Griffin, secretary of Florida’s Department of Business and Professional Regulation.

The suit, filed in U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, is asking the court to stop the law from being enforced.

A spokesman for the governor’s office could not be immediately reached for comment, but DeSantis has previously said he is fighting to protect children. read more