West Boca’s supermarket boom: A new Publix will soon join a cluster of other big-name grocers

When in need of groceries, West Boca resident Lisa Hindin will soon have even more choices when it comes to supermarkets. The number of grocery stores near her home recently rose to five. And if that’s not enough, two more stores are expected to open in the near future.

As South Florida’s population grows, more and more communities have been attracting clusters of supermarkets. The West Boca region — where hundreds of new homes are planned, and where a new ER also is currently being built ...