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June 9, 2022 Publix at Wildlight Crossing Opens

by Nancy Lee Bethea

The new Publix at Wildlight Crossing opened on Thursday morning, June 2. Staff members stood under an archway of green, white, and silver balloons welcoming shoppers to the store and handing out Publix water bottles, pens, and keychains.

The long-awaited store, located at 76010 William Burgess Boulevard, serves Nassau County shoppers living and working in Wildlight, as well as those headed both east and west.

At 48,387 square feet, the new Publix offers departments for grocery, dairy, frozen food, seafood, meat, and fresh produce. The store also has a full-service deli, bakery, and pharmacy.

“We are very excited for the opening of our newest Publix location at the Crossings at Wildlight,” said Hannah Herring, Publix media relations manager. “We look forward to continuing to provide premier service and quality products to new and existing customers in this growing market.”

Photos by: Nancy Lee Bethea.

Green, white, and silver balloons adorn the doorway of the new Publix grocery store in Wildlight. The store opened Thursday, June 2, 2022. Jacksonville Division District Manager, Keith Williams (left), and Wildlight Crossing Store Manager, Asad Mohammad (right), stand by to meet customers’ needs at the opening of the Wildlight Crossing store.

Publix employees Thomas Steele and Julia Erickson smile and hand out water bottles, pens, and key chains to customers at the opening of the Wildlight Crossing store.

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