- February 3, 2020
Publix is open in The Crossings at Wildlight at 76010 William Burgess Blvd. in Yulee. (Photos provided by Sleiman Enterprises)
Store hours are 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily.
The pharmacy is open 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday.
It is the second Publix in Yulee. The chain has a store about 6 miles west in the Villages of Amelia shopping center.
Publix says it operates 1,297 stores in Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia.
Publix at The Crossings at Wildlight shopping center opened June 2 in Nassau County.
Sleiman Enterprises and Raydient Places + Properties announced the opening in a news release.
The Crossings at Wildlight is at 76010 William Burgess Blvd. in Yulee, east of Interstate 95 off of Florida 200.
Store hours are 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily. The pharmacy is open 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday.
Sleiman Enterprises developed the more than 80,000-square-foot shopping center. Raydient Places + Properties, a subsidiary of Rayonier Inc., is the developer of the Wildlight master-planned community.
“Publix is set to be the foundation for this shopping center creating a vibrant center which will include both needed goods and services for the area along with dining and lifestyle opportunities this community desires,” Sleiman Enterprises Chief Operating Officer Michael McNaughton said in the release.
He said the company soon will announce additional tenants.
“We enjoyed working with Publix, Raydient Places + Properties, and the Wildlight team.” Sleiman Enterprises President Toney Sleiman said in the release.
“We look forward to developing more properties together in the future.”
The Crossings at Wildlight sits on just under 17 acres. The site includes three multitenant retail buildings, two single- or multitenant buildings and up to three outparcels. Construction began in July 2021.
Grumpy’s Restaurant says on its website it will open there in mid-2022.
Sleiman said more than 10,000 residential units are planned within 3 miles of the shopping center.
It is the second Publix in Yulee. The chain has a store about 6 miles west in the Villages of Amelia shopping center.
The company says it operates 1,297 stores in Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia.
“The much-anticipated opening of this exceptional store with quality products and legendary customer service is an amazing addition to Wildlight’s overall commercial offerings,” said Wes Hinton, vice president of Wildlight, in the release.
