Year Four of The Sing Oil Blog

Hey y'all, welcome to year five of The Sing Oil Blog!  It's hard to believe that I've been at this for so long!  While I don't have much planned for this year-end recap post, I do want to direct you toward my new post on Publix #1010 which was released today – you won't want to miss it!

Here are he typical tables of posts from this past year.  Don't forget to follow my More Than Convenience page to see when I've posted new content anywhere on the internet and to see a full directory of every retail post I've ever written.

Post

Location

Publication Date

MTC Topic

Redan

Stone Mountain, GA

2/10/2024

bp connect
GreenWise Market #1573: The Afterlife

Tallahassee, FL

2/29/2024
Ingles #249

Westminster, SC

3/23/2024
Albany #7

Albany, GA

4/06/2024

 Food Lion #2820
Columbia

Columbia, MS

4/20/2024

 Former Albertsons #2785
Publix #176

Franklin, TN

5/04/2024
Thomasville #1

Thomasville, GA

6/01/2024

 Bob & Jeff's IGA
Jackson #4 (Guest post from Retail Retell)

Brandon, MS

6/29/2024

 Jitney Premier
Gulfport

Gulfport, MS

8/24/2024

 Winn-Dixie #1513
Enterprise

Enterprise, AL

9/21/2024

 Former Albertsons #4339
The Market at Cedar Key

Cedar Key, FL

10/06/2024
Former Bruno's #82

Center Point, AL

10/21/2024
Waycross

Waycross, GA

11/05/2024

 Publix #456

The top five posts on this blog were:

1. The Columbia Sing Store / Dirt Cheap Building Supplies / Former Albertsons #2785

Columbia, MS | Hattiesburg, MS - A look at a vintage Sing and a Dirt Cheap housed in a former Albertsons.

2. GreenWise Market #1573 Remodel Coverage

Tallahassee, FL - An in-depth journey through this stores conversion from a GreenWise Market to a Publix.

3. The Gulfport Sing Store / Former Winn-Dixie #1513

Gulfport, MS | D'Iberville, MS - A look at rare pictures of a Sing Store in the 1980's and an examination of Mississippi's last Winn-Dixie Marketplace.

4. Ingles Market #249 / Former Winn-Dixie #1220

Westminster, SC - A look at an Ingles which still sports Winn-Dixie's classic look from the 1990's.

5. The First Thomasville Sing Station / Bob & Jeff's IGA

Thomasville, GA - A history of Sing's first property in The Rose City and a look at a nearby independent grocer in the town's old Harveys Supermarket.

Now that we've reflected on my Sing Oil Blog posts, let's take a look at what I've written and published elsewhere.

Post

Location

Publication Date

Publication Site
Former Winn-Dixie #416

Pinson, AL

2/24/2024

MFR
AL-Dixie is Here

3/07/2024

MFR
Winn-Dixie #168 (Revisit)

Chiefland, FL

3/09/2024

MFR
Publix #1119

Atlanta, GA

5/18/2024

MFR
Winn-Dixie #579

Auburn, AL

5/24/2024

MFR
Publix #1842

Jacksonville, FL

6/15/2024

MFR
Publix #680

Gainesville, FL

8/18/2024

MFR
Former Winn-Dixie #1357

Biloxi, MS

9/09/2024

MFR
Former Albertsons #4339

Dothan, AL

9/21/2024

AFB
Winn-Dixie #70

Saint Marys, GA

12/07/2024

MFR
Winn-Dixie Conversion Rolling List


MFR

The top five posts elsewhere were:

1. Winn-Dixie Conversion Rolling List (by a long shot)

A running list of Southeastern Grocers locations converting to Aldi.

2. Former Winn-Dixie #579

Auburn, AL - A look at Auburn's Winn-Dixie Marketplace.

3. AL-Dixie is Here

Analysis from Your Southeastern Retail Bloggers on what will become of Winn-Dixie following Aldi's acquisition.

4. Former Winn-Dixie #416

Pinson, AL - A look at Winn-Dixie's Chrome interior from the 1980's.

5. Former Winn-Dixie #70

St. Marys, GA - A journey through a Food Lion turned Harveys turned Winn-Dixie turned Aldi.

Comments

  1. Retail RetellJanuary 28, 2025 at 9:33 AM

    Wow, that long already! Time flies! Happy blogiversary -- I thoroughly enjoy your posts and all the time you spend putting them together really shows. Happy to have been able to contribute a guest post as well! Looking forward to more great content in the future.

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    1. Sing Oil BlogJanuary 30, 2025 at 9:14 PM

      I know! Thank you for the warm wishes and for all of your support over the years!

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    2. Retail RetellJanuary 31, 2025 at 8:33 PM

      You're welcome!

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  2. Albertsons Florida BlogFebruary 8, 2025 at 5:00 PM

    Happy 4th Blogiversary! You covered a lot of ground (both metaphorically and literally) last year with your posts, and I'm looking forward to what the next year will bring!

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