Publix announces another new store coming to Central Kentucky. Here’s where
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- Publix announced new 54,964-square-foot store in Winchester with adjacent Publix Liquors.
- The Winchester location is expected to employ about 150 associates.
- This Winchester opening is the fourth Kentucky store Publix announced in April 2026.
Surprise! Publix is expanding in Central Kentucky again.
The Florida-based grocery chain, which is mounting a challenge to the regional dominance of Kroger, announced another new store will be opening. This one will be in Winchester, in Winchester Village at the northeast corner of Colby Road and Bypass Road.
The 54,964-square-foot Publix Super Market also will have a next-door Publix Liquors. This location will employ about 150 associates, according to the April 15 announcement.
No time frame was included in the announcement.
This is the fourth new Kentucky store announced this month: On April 8, Publix announced that leases have been signed for new stores in:
- Versailles, at The Shops at Woodford Farm, a new shopping center coming to the northeast corner of Lexington Road and Governors Way, near Kentucky’s largest Kroger Marketplace store.
- Richmond, at The Farms at Barnes Mill at the northwest corner of Goggins Lane and Barnes Mill Road.
- Bowling Green, at Campbell Commons at the southeast corner of Campbell Lane and Smallhouse Road.
Publix has been expanding rapidly across the South, particularly in Kentucky, in an effort to take on industry giant Kroger, which is headquartered in Cincinnati.
In 2025, Publix opened two stores in Lexington, and a third Lexington store is under construction on Romany Road.
There are Publix stores in Louisville and Walton, with additional stores announced in Georgetown, Elizabethtown and Owensboro.
And a Nicholasville Publix has approved by city planners but not yet officially announced.
