Central Kentucky is getting another Publix.
The Florida-based supermarket chain has leased on a new location in Georgetown, about 30 minutes north of Lexington in Scott County, the company announced on Aug. 13.
Publix at Elkhorn Village Center will open on the southwest corner of Frankfort Road and McClelland Circle, and will employ approximately 150 people. There is no projected open date for the store or anticipated construction start.
Publix didn’t share an opening date for other Central Kentucky stores until about a month before customers could start shopping.
“We are excited to continue our growth across Kentucky with a new location in Georgetown,” said media relations manager Jared Glover in an email. “We look forward to our new customers experiencing the Publix difference soon.”
The 50,325-square-foot supermarket will be adjacent to Publix Liquors. Publix Super Market locations typically also include pharmacy services, online ordering and delivery, a floral department and hot bar and deli section.
Unlike Kroger, Meijer, Sam’s Club and Costco — all of which have a presence in Central Kentucky — Publix does not operate fuel pumps or gas stations.
The first Central Kentucky Publix opened in Lexington on March 5 in the Citation Point shopping center on Stockton Way off Georgetown Road and Citation Boulevard. That location is more than 46,790 square feet.
On June 4, Lexington’s second Publix opened in the Fountains of Palomar shopping center on Fountainblue Lane off Harrodsburg Road and Man o’ War Boulevard. The Palomar store is approximately 55,701 square feet and has larger ready-to-eat section.
A similarly sized Publix opened in Louisville on Jan. 10, 2024, and was the chain’s first in Kentucky.
There are two other planned Publix locations for the area: one on Romany Road in Lexington’s Chevy Chase neighborhood in a former Kroger and another in Nicholasville, a city 30 minutes south of Lexington in Jessamine County.
In March, the Herald-Leader conducted a price comparison experiment and found relatively higher prices at Publix, though its regular shoppers often say the quality and item selection, clean facilities and customer service are worth the trade-off. A five-month analysis of prices at Kroger, Meijer and Publix done by the paper also show since President Donald Trump took office after making promises on the campaign trail to make groceries cheaper, prices have increased slightly.