The Publix at Planters Pointe Shopping Center will finally open Wednesday, Dec. 13, at 7 a.m.

With the opening of the Planters Pointe Publix, Fairhope is now home to three Publix grocery stores within the city.

The Planters Pointe Shopping Center has been complete for months but remained unopened. Publix did not have a comment as to why the opening was delayed. However, when Fairhope Mayor Sherry Sullivan was asked about the delays during a city council meeting in August, she said there were issues with the installation of the sewage infrastructure and that the issues were being resolved by the site contractor.

The newest Publix location adds a grocery store to the rapidly growing State Route 181 and State Route 104 area of Fairhope.