ORLANDO, Fla. — Publix announced it will be closing early beginning Saturday to restock shelves and sanitize its stores amid coronavirus concerns.
The company said it is changing its hours to “conduct additional preventive sanitation and restock product on our shelves.”
All Publix stores will close at 8 p.m. until future notice, the company said.
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To better serve our customers, give our store teams time to conduct additional preventive sanitation and restock product on our shelves, beginning Saturday, March 14 we will adjust store and pharmacy hours companywide to close at 8 p.m. until further notice. pic.twitter.com/Lc0jRLtZwh
— Publix (@Publix) March 14, 2020
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