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Grocery store in Forest Acres announces expansion

Christina Lee Knauss //November 30, 2022//

Grocery store in Forest Acres announces expansion

Christina Lee Knauss //November 30, 2022//

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The Publix grocery store in Trenholm Plaza at 4840 Forest Drive in Forest Acres will expand over the next several months. (Photo/Christina Lee Knauss)

The Publix grocery store at Trenholm Plaza in Forest Acres will be expanding in the next several months.

The 10,634-square-foot expansion will increase the store’s footprint to 48,547 square feet, according to an announcement from Edens, the Columbia real estate firm that manages the popular shopping center off Forest Drive.

Publix will be moving into space previously occupied by J. Crew, which left the location in 2020 and women’s clothing store Ivy & Leo, which is moving to another location in the shopping center.

Publix has already received permits to begin demolition for the expansion, according to Lynnsey Baker, public information officer for the City of Forest Acres.

The store will continue operations while the expansion is under construction. The expansion is expected to be complete by the end of 2023.

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