Two Publix stores that appear on widely shared “closing” lists, in West Palm Beach, Fla., and Goose Creek, S.C., are being torn down and rebuilt rather than abandoned. The West Palm Beach store in the Southdale Shopping Center closed Sept. 26 for a rebuild, and a Publix spokesman said Oct. 9 that plans for the Goose Creek store have not changed.
The status matters for shoppers in those neighborhoods — they need a place to buy groceries and fill prescriptions while construction is underway. It also matters for anyone reading the lists as a sign that Publix is pulling back from the Southeast. The company’s own quarterly filing points the other way: most of the stores Publix closed in 2026 are slated to be replaced on site.
West Palm Beach: Southdale Store Rebuild
The Publix at 828 Southern Blvd., on the south end of West Palm Beach, closed at 7 p.m. Sept. 26 so the company could rebuild the location, WPTV reported. Publix did not give a reopening timeline, and associates were transferred to other area stores.
Company spokeswoman Lindsey Willis told the station that Publix looks forward to “rebuilding the location.”…