Giant Publix shopping cart cruises through Florida
A massive Publix shopping cart was spotted cruising down through a Florida neighborhood to celebrate the grand opening of its newest location in Wesley Chapel.
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Shoppers wanting to join “Club Publix” will soon have the chance as the Florida-headquartered grocery chain intends to add stores across nine more states.
Publix currently has locations in Alabama (94 stores), Florida (878 stores), Georgia (220 stores), Kentucky (4 stores), North Carolina (58 stores), South Carolina (70 stores), Tennessee (59 stores) and Virginia (24 stores).
There are plans to open more stores in the eight Southeast states, and so far this year, Publix has opened locations in each of them except Alabama and Tennessee. By the end of the year, the grocery chain will have new locations in Foley, Alabama and Spring Hill, Tennessee, said media relations manager Nicole Krauss.
According to Krauss, Publix is opening three replacement stores in Florida and an additional store in Louisville, Kentucky.
Publix has been open for over 90 years
Publix was founded in 1930 in Winter Haven, Florida, about 50 miles southwest of Orlando. According to the company, Publix has over 260,000 employees.
Last year, Publix reached $59.7 billion in retail sales.
“We look forward to welcoming both longtime and new customers and associates to their new Publix stores, and to becoming a valued part of each of these special communities,” Krauss said.
Saleen Martin is a reporter on USA TODAY’s NOW team. She is from Norfolk, Virginia – the 757. Email her at sdmartin@usatoday.com.
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