It’s official: The Publix supermarket on Southern Boulevard closed Saturday, Sept. 26 so the store can be rebuilt.
The Publix in the Southdale Shopping Center — one of the oldest Publix stores in the region
and the primary grocery on West Palm Beach’s south side — shut its doors Saturday, Sept. 26.
The shutdown was long expected, and employees had been quietly warning customers for weeks, as first reported by The Palm Beach Post.
A Publix spokesperson said that the store's employees would be transferred to positions at other locations.
"We look forward to rebuilding the location and continuing to serve the community for generations to come with a store that meets the needs of our customers today and into the future," spokesperson Lindsey Willis said via email.
The Southdale Publix is one of the original five Publix stores that opened in Palm Beach County in 1959.
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Andrew Marra is a reporter at The Palm Beach Post. Reach him at amarra@pbpost.com.
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