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Publix is closing several supermarkets in 2026 even as quarterly sales rise, but the moves appear to reflect routine pruning and redevelopment rather than a broad retreat by the employee-owned grocery chain.
Inc.com, in a report on Wednesday, identified four locations that have closed this year. These include outlets at 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.
Two additional stores are tied to redevelopment projects that call for the replacement of Publix supermarkets, including outlets at 4711 Babcock St. NE in Palm Bay, Florida, and at 208 Saint James Ave. in Goose Creek, South Carolina.
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Publix has described that approach as normal. In its latest annual filing, the company said it "replaces supermarkets and closes supermarkets that are not meeting performance expectations." Publix opened 52 stores, including 13 replacements, remodeled 89 and closed 10 during 2025. Six of those closures were scheduled for on-site replacements.
The closures come despite higher revenue. Publix reported first-quarter sales of $16.1 billion, up 2% from a year earlier, although comparable-store sales were flat. Net earnings fell 21.5% to $794 million, largely because of unrealized investment losses. Excluding those market swings, earnings declined 3% to $1.14 billion. Publix operated 1,434 stores and employed more than 260,000 people as of May.
The selective closures fit a broader 2026 retail reset that has put hundreds of U.S. locations on closure lists. Publix's filing also identifies supercenters, warehouse clubs, dollar stores and online retailers as competitors.
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That places Publix against Walmart Inc.'s continued market-share gains and a rapidly changing digital grocery market. The Associated Press reported earlier this year that Walmart controls about 21% of U.S. grocery sales, compared with 8.5% for Kroger Co., whose e-commerce sales recently rose 17%.
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