Looks like there’s another Pub Sub on the Kentucky horizon.
The ever-expanding supermarket chain Publix has confirmed another Louisville-area location at a former Douglass Hills Walmart Neighborhood Market at Blankenbaker Parkway + Shelbyville Road.
Publix announced its first Kentucky store back in September 2021 + has since been rolling out supermarkets across the state.
Here’s a timeline of Publix in Kentucky so far:
September 2021: Publix announced its first Kentucky store, planned for Louisville’s Terra Crossing shopping center.
December 2021: Publix announced a second Louisville location at the intersection of Ballardsville + Brownsboro Roads.
June 2022: Publix announced its first Lexington store at Fountain Blue on Man o’ War Boulevard + broke ground on its first store in Louisville.
December 2023: Publix announced plans for second store in Lexington at Citation Point + Stockton Way.
January 2024: First Publix store in Louisville opens at 2500 Terra Crossing Blvd.
August 2024: Publix announced plans for a store in Owensboro.
September 2024: Publix announced plans for a store in Elizabethtown.
December 2024: Publix announced another store planned for Hebron in Northern Kentucky.
February 2025: Publix announced another store for Lexington at the Fountain of Palomar.
March 2025: Publix opened its first store in Lexington at Citation Point and its first store in Northern Kentucky in Walton.
May 2025: Publix announced the location of a third Louisville store at Blankenbaker Parkway + Shelbyville Road.
That brings the total of planned + opened stores in Kentucky to 13. Publix is the largest employee-owned company in the US, operating more than 1,400 stores in eight Southeastern states.
Fun fact: Publix borrowed its name from a defunct chain of movie theaters.
