LAKELAND, Florida – Florida shoppers will notice that the next time they are in a Publix supermarket, the one-way directional arrows have been quietly removed from the aisles.
Publix implemented the one-way aisles in April 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The one-way arrows, face masks, and other social distancing measures put in place by retailers have often led to confrontations between customers.
“I guess Publix has solved its issues with incivility by completely removing directional arrows from all aisles,” one customer Tweeted.
I guess Publix has solved its issues with incivility by completely removing directional arrows from all aisles. 🙄
— Aviatrixt 😷@🏫 (@Aviatrixt) August 30, 2020
Never thought I’d be excited about the day those stupid Publix arrows were removed from the floors, but here we are. 👏🏻
“Never thought I’d be excited about the day those stupid Publix arrows were removed from the floors, but here we are,” tweeted another customer.
— Priscilla Davila (@priscillad90) August 30, 2020
809 of Publix’s 1,243 stores are located in Florida. The remaining stores are in Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia.
