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Updated · USA TODAY · Jun 8Publix to Open 5 Stores by July 2 in Florida and Kentucky
3 articles · Updated · USA TODAY · Jun 8Summary
- Five Publix stores are scheduled to open between June 11 and July 2, with four new locations in Florida and one in Cold Spring, Kentucky.
- The openings span Bradenton on June 11, Cold Spring on June 17, Winter Haven on June 18, Davenport on June 25 and Fernandina Beach on July 2.
- Publix said the additions extend its steady Southeast expansion, adding to a network of more than 1,400 stores across eight states.
- The employee-owned grocer, founded in 1930 in Winter Haven, Florida, now employs more than 260,000 people.
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