Publix is thinning its metro Atlanta footprint, with two local stores among a small group of Southeast locations the chain is shutting this year.
The employee-owned grocer, headquartered in Lakeland, Florida, is closing stores in Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina. In the Atlanta area, the affected sites are 1380 Atlantic Drive NW in Atlanta and 2562 Shallowford Road NE in Chamblee.
Publix Closing Multiple Stores in Georgia, More
Other reports have listed those Georgia stores as already closed in late 2025, part of the company’s routine practice of replacing older supermarkets and dropping locations that miss performance targets.
Some of the Florida and South Carolina closings are planned rebuilds; Publix has not announced replacement timelines for the West Palm Beach or Palm Bay stores…