Publix Supermarkets

Publix is a grocery store chain with more than 1,200 locations throughout the southeastern United States. The company headquarters are in Lakeland, FL. They opened their first store in Alabama in 1996 and, as of 2019, there are 77 stores throughout the state.

History

The company was founded by George W. Jenkins in the early 1930's. His first two stores were located in Winter Haven, FL and in the 1940's the company began to expand into other regions with the purchase of a chain of 19 small stores (All-American Stores) and a warehouse.

Locations

• Birmingham
  • 20 Midtown, 230 20th Street South; (opened February 2, 2017)
  • Montclair Place, 1325 Montclair Road
  • Southgate Village, 1944 Montgomery Highway
  • The Village at Lee Branch, 410 Doug Baker Blvd
  • Valleydale Village, 5188 Caldwell Mill Road

• Chelsea
  • Chelsea Crossroads, 501 Chelsea Xrds

• Gardendale
  • Magnolia City Place, 655 Fieldstown Road; (opened December 13, 2014; groundbreaking celebration was July 30, 2013)

• Homewood
  • Edgemont Town Center, 411 Green Springs Highway
  • Lakeshore Pavilion shopping center, 2860 Lakeshore Parkway; (opened November 20, 2019)

• Hoover
  • Hoover Place, 1584 Montgomery Highway
  • Tattersall Park, 6219 Tattersall Blvd; (opened November 6, 2019)
  • Trace Crossing, 2543 John Hawkins Parkway

• Hueytown
  • Allison - Bonnett Plaza, 3014 Allison Bonnett Memorial Drive

• Moody
  • The Village at Moody, 2200 Village Drive

• Mountain Brook
  • Publix on Overton, 3141 Overton Road
  • GreenWise Market at Lane Parke, 1000 Jemison Lane

• Pinson
  • Clay Marketplace, 5150 Old Springville Road

• Trussville
  • The Shoppes at Deerfoot, 7272 Gadsden Highway

• Vestavia Hills
  • The Market Place at The Bray, 3201 Endeavor Lane (opened June 3, 2020)
  • Vestavia Hills City Center, 784 Montgomery Highway
  • Patchwork Farms Shopping Center, 3040 Healthy Way
  • Rocky Ridge Square, 3350 Morgan Drive (opened December 9, 2020)

References

• Beahm, Anna (November 12, 2019) "New Publix grocery store opening on Lakeshore Parkway Nov. 20" The Birmingham News
• Thornton, William (March 13, 2020) "Vestavia Hills Publix to open March 25" The Birmingham News
• Staff (November 6, 2020) "New Publix nears opening in suburbs" Birmingham Business Journal

External links

• Publix official website