Thanks to hurricane Joaquin, most of my weekend plans were cancelled. Since I had some unexpected free time, I decided to run my errands in super trendy South End rather than Cotswold.
Having lived in Florida, I am very familiar with Publix, but I was curious how well Publix would translate/fit in the Queen City. The South End location does a good job of fitting in the landscape with its hidden parking deck, pedestrian scale street frontage and orientation to the light rail line. I had no problem finding a parking space (which is rarely the case at the Cotswold Teeter), and the staff was extremely friendly and helpful. Even though it was my first time in the store, I had an easy time navigating and found everything I needed in a reasonable amount of time. When I was ready check out, I was pleasantly surprised that the lines were only two carts deep (another vast improvement over the Cotswold Teeter).
The only downsides were that the beer and wine selections were not on par with what's available at Harris Teeter and the prices really weren't much cheaper than Teeter's prices.
All told, I had a pleasant shopping experience and I'm excited that Cotswold is getting its own Publix soon!