Toby Tobin: REALTOR®
I’m a licensed Florida REALTOR® affiliated with Grand Living Commercial Realty in Palm Coast, Fla. As a real estate consultant to developers/builders, homebuyers, and sellers, and as a journalist, I have years of experience and a treasure trove of relevant data and local institutional knowledge.
Call me at (386) 931-7124 or email me at Toby@GoToby.com.
Listen to my radio show, Real Estate Matters, every Saturday morning right after the 11:00 A.M. news break on WNZF News Radio at 1550 AM or 94.9 FM. Download the Flagler Radio App from the App Store so you can hear Real Estate Matters from anywhere in the world.
Palm Coast, Florida – May 30, 2009 – The day started early at Publix’s new Beach Village grocery store and pharmacy. Several Flagler Beach officials and representatives from the Chamber of Commerce were there for the 7:45 A.M. ribbon cutting. When the doors opened, I and several shoppers entered the new store. There was a nice crowd, but not impressively large. However, when I returned at 11:30 to actually shop, I could not find a parking place – three turns around the lot, then parked at the side of the building. The lot and store were packed. Certainly, shoppers’ response satisfied the Publix folks and indicate the pent up demand in that part of the county.
Opening of Publix
We stopped around 8:30am. Not over crowded, but full. Great service support at the front and on every aisle. Lots of "tasting" things. Nice sale items. This is the best "store" opening I have been to in any/all of the many states I have lived in. Very customer pro-active.