PAWLEYS ISLAND, SC (Press Release) – Publix Super Markets, Inc. is pleased to announce the opening of the Publix supermarket at Pawleys Island Plaza on Wed., March 25th, at 7 a.m. The 45,600 square-foot Publix is the company’s first store in Pawleys Island.
“We are excited to begin serving customers in Pawleys Island and providing premier service, quality products and value – including a large selection of buy-one get-one free deals weekly,” said Kim Reynolds, Charlotte media and community relations manager. “Additionally, we are looking forward to being an active and present partner in the community.”
Alfred Greer serves as store manager and has 17 years of service with Publix. Greer most recently served as a Publix store manager at Publix at Palmetto Pavilion in North Charleston, SC.
Approximately 125 associates are employed at the store.
Store highlights:
THE PUBLIX DELI has associates available to assist customers during store hours and includes a full-service deli counter highlighting Boar’s Head meats and cheeses as well as traditional deli items including custom Publix subs, fried and rotisserie chicken, prepared fresh in store. The deli also offers an international selection of olives, antipastos and hummus.
The store carries a large selection of freshly prepared foods created in-house daily. A soup bar offers four gourmet soups daily. Sushi is also available and made fresh daily.
The Publix Deli also offers Online Easy Ordering. Order a sub and sliced meat and cheeses online and skip the line. When you are ready, pick it up and enjoy. Visit publix.com for more information.
THE PRODUCE DEPARTMENT carries both organic and conventionally grown fruits and vegetables, including a selection of exotic choices from around the world and the locally grown season’s best. The full-service floral department offers everything from the classic elegance of a dozen roses to bouquets bursting with fresh blooms to pots of lushly colored flowers. A floral specialist is available to create memorable arrangements for that special occasion.
THE PUBLIX BAKERY is a scratch bakery that offers an array of cakes, cookies and pies as well as wedding cakes made by skilled decorators and an assortment of breads and rolls made fresh daily. Customers will find a selection of bakery items made with all-natural ingredients, including mini desserts, jumbo muffins and jumbo cupcakes.
THE WINE DEPARTMENT offers an expanded variety of premium and specialty wines from the United States and around the world, along with a large selection of champagnes and sparkling wines. The selection also includes fine wines made with organic grapes.
APRONS SIMPLE MEALS is a cooking demonstration station offering customers two recipes each week. Meals clerks conduct live cooking presentations in the built-in kitchen area where recipes are demonstrated on a daily basis. All of the ingredients for these recipes will be found in the Aprons Simple Meals case located directly next to the kitchen. Also available is high-quality cookware to help customers have fun and save time in the kitchen.
A FULL-SERVICE MEAT DEPARTMENT allows customers to have their order cut any way they like and trimmed to perfection. The case will feature a variety of fresh meats as well as ready to cook items prepared fresh in store daily.
A FULL SERVICE SEAFOOD DEPARTMENT offers fresh seafood delivered throughout the week. It includes wild and farm-raised varieties of fresh fish as well as an extensive variety of shellfish options, including live lobster. Publix’s whole fish and fillets are fresh, never frozen.
In addition, the store offers a FULL-SERVICE PUBLIX PHARMACY.
Publix is privately owned and operated by its 174,000 employees, with 2014 sales of $30.6 billion. Currently Publix has 1,097 stores in Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, South Carolina and North Carolina. The company has been named one of FORTUNE’s “100 Best Companies to Work For in America” for 18 consecutive years. In addition, Publix’s dedication to superior quality and customer service is recognized as tops in the grocery business, most recently by an American Customer Satisfaction Index survey. For more information, visit the company’s website, corporate.publix.com.
