Publix set to come to Clayton in 2020

CLAYTON, N.C. (WTVD) -- Publix is adding another location adjacent to the Triangle, with this one coming to Johnston County.

The Florida-based grocery chain is scheduled to open a new store in Clayton by the fall of 2020. The plans are a joint announcement by The Morgan Companies and Flowers Plantation.

Publix will anchor Marketplace at Flowers Crossroads along NC-42 at SW Flowers Parkway. The Parkway will be extended to Buffalo Road as part of the development.

In Wake County, Publix has stores in Raleigh, Cary, Apex and Wake Forest.