Publix in Williamsburg opening October 17

Located at the Monticello Marketplace Shopping Center at 4660 Monticello Avenue, the new store will hold its grand openingon Wednesday, October 17 at 7 a.m. It is the first Publix location in southeastern Virginia.

“Further expanding into southeastern Virginia aligns with Publix’s aggressive growth plan for the commonwealth of Virginia,” Publix media and community relations manager Kim Reynolds said last year. “We are looking forward to providing even more residents with the high-quality service and products our customers have come to expect and have earned us recognition throughout the industry.”

The new store will be located in the former Martin’s In the Monticello marketplace shopping center. Prior to Martin’s this was a Ukrops store for many years.