Publix stores closing in 2026 now includes four locations already shut and two more tied to redevelopment projects. The chain said it closes supermarkets that are not meeting performance expectations, even as it keeps opening replacements and remodeling others.
Park St and Mills Drive
Inc.com identified four locations that have closed this year: 5577 Park St. N. in St. Petersburg, Florida; 8250 Mills Drive in Miami; 1380 Atlantic Drive NW in Atlanta; and 2562 Shallowford Road NE in Chamblee, Georgia. For customers who used those stores, the practical change is simple: those locations are gone, and the closest alternative now depends on which part of the area they shop from.
Publix reported first-quarter sales of $16.1 billion, up 2% from a year earlier, while comparable-store sales were flat. Net earnings were $794 million, down 21.5%, and earnings excluding unrealized investment losses fell 3% to $1.14 billion. The company operated 1,434 stores and employed more than 260,000 people as of May.
Babcock St and Saint James Ave
Two additional stores are tied to redevelopment projects that call for replacement supermarkets at 4711 Babcock St. NE in Palm Bay, Florida, and 208 Saint James Ave. in Goose Creek, South Carolina. Publix said it “replaces supermarkets and closes supermarkets that are not meeting performance expectations.”
That leaves the closures looking less like a broad pullback and more like targeted store turnover. Publix opened 52 stores during 2025, including 13 replacements, remodeled 89 stores, and closed 10 stores, with six of those closures scheduled for on-site replacements.
As of May
The company’s pace matters because it is still competing in a market shaped by Walmart Inc., Costco Wholesale, Kroger Co., Amazon.com Inc. and Whole Foods. Earlier this year, the reported that Walmart controls about 21% of U.S. grocery sales, Kroger Co. controls 8.5%, and Kroger Co.’s e-commerce sales recently rose 17%, while Amazon.com Inc. closed its Amazon Fresh and Go stores and plans to open more than 100 Whole Foods stores.
For readers tracking a local store, the clearest takeaway is that Publix has already named six 2026 closures or replacement-linked sites, but it has not pointed to any broader exit. The next stores on the list would be the ones Publix chooses to close or replace next inside that same performance-and-redevelopment pattern.
