News file/Frank CouchPublix Super Markets will open its new store in Chelsea on April 6 at 7 a.m.
The 45,600-square-foot store includes a pharmacy and will employ 98 people.
The first 1,000 customers will receive a free Publix re-usable grocery bag, and a variety of other giveaways are planned throughout the day.
Publix entered the metro Birmingham market in 2002. The Chelsea location marks its 18th area store, according to the company’s Website.