ToNeTo Atlanta has learned that Publix plans to open its latest metro Atlanta store next month in Buckhead. The store, opening in Buckhead Landing (3330 Piedmont Road), replaces the former "Disco Kroger" which closed December 2022 after nearly 50 years in business.
This new Publix will be in addition to the six Buckhead stores the company already operates including: The Peach, Lenox Marketplace, Chastain Square, Peachtree Battle, West Paces, and Howell Mill Village. Chastain Square and Howell Mill Village are, like Buckhead Landing, owned and managed by Regency Centers.
The 54,965 square foot Buckhead Landing store will be the Lakeland, Florida-based grocer's largest store in Buckhead and one of its largest in metro Atlanta. The store is expected to open December 4, according to an employee at the grocer.
Another Publix is coming to Cambridge Square in Brookhaven which also replaces a former Kroger. Whereas when Publix entered the Atlanta market in the early 90s and converted many former A&P stores, the new Buckhead and Brookhaven stores were built from the ground up. The Brookhaven store, which is replacing the older nearby store at Oglethorpe Crossing, is slated to open in "Summer 2025," according to a source familiar with the grocer's plans.
Publix currently operates 216 stores in Georgia.
In Buckhead Landing, Publix will join newly opened tenants including Golf Galaxy, Carter's, Burtons Grill & Bar, and Aviva by Kameel. In the months to come, Smoothie King, Omakase Table, and Handel's Ice Cream are also slated to open in the renovated center.
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