New stores, Publix opening date announced for Pike Road development

PIKE ROAD, Ala. (WSFA) - Publix Super Markets and several other storefronts are gearing up to open in the town of Pike Road.

Publix Super Markets announced its newest location would open on March 24 at 7 a.m. The 48,000 square-foot store will bring 135 new jobs to the area. It will feature traditional grocery, dairy and frozen food departments along with a full-service bakery, deli, pharmacy, seafood, meat and fresh produce department.

The new store will be in the first of Pike Road’s planned Town Centers, according to Mayor Gordon Stone.

According to Pike Road officials, Publix will serve as the anchor of The Shops at Pike Road. Some of the tenants include Sol Restaurante Mexicano & Taqueria, Sushi Fresh, The Jackson Clinic and Urgent Care, Jim Massey’s Cleaners & Laundry, Roses + Woods Boutique, Royal Nails, Exist; Beautifully Salon, Smiles From Us Pediatric Dentistry & Family Orthodontics and Alfa Insurance.

The Trotman Company, Inc., who developed the Shops at Pike Road, said there are three remaining spaces available for lease, Pike Road officials added.

“We are excited to wish a warm ‘Welcome Home’ to Publix Supermarkets, Inc.,” said Stone. “Following the dedicated work of our planning and economic development departments, it is incredible to see this dream come to fruition, and we believe that Publix is a perfect fit for the Town of Pike Road.

Stone said he looks forward to the opportunities this Publix and the other future shops will bring to the community.

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