When we asked a Publix Atlanta regional official a couple weeks ago about a new store opening at the East Cobb Crossing Shopping Center, she said she couldn’t comment because she didn’t have any information.
But a representative for the retail center’s owner, East Cobb Crossing LLC, is confirming that the supermarket chain is adding what will be a seventh store in East Cobb.
The Shopping Center Group didn’t give an opening date for the new Publix, at the northeast corner of Roswell Road and Johnson Ferry Road, and next to Dick’s Sporting Goods. The company’s website indicates a fall opening.
For now, there’s still a For Lease sign in the front window. The same goes for a nearby freestanding building that had been a Del Taco and will be a Five Guys burger place (below). 
East Cobb Crossing got county approval for site plan changes for the Five Guys last fall. The Shopping Center Group indicated that renovations will begin soon, also with estimated opening date in the fall.
Publix has two other stores in the Johnson Ferry corridor: At Woodlawn Pointe Shopping Center and at Shallowford Corners Shopping Center.
“This new location is really well-positioned in East Cobb to fortify Publix’ overall foothold in the market,” Brett Fuller, senior leasing advisor and associate broker for The Shopping Center Group, said in a statement. “The Woodlawn Pointe and Shallowford Publix locations book-end this new Publix location.”
The Shopping Center Group, based in Atlanta, represents shopping center owners across the country, including Parkaire Landing, Providence Square, an outparcel at Merchant’s Walk and Village East in East Cobb.
Changes at Olde Mill Shopping Center
An East Cobb location of Atos Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is headed for the Olde Mill Shopping Center at Roswell Road and Old Canton Road.
The opening is in April, and the academy includes age-group instruction for kids, a women’s only class, as well as adult classes based on experience level. There are also open mat sessions, camps and private lessons.
In the same shopping center, the McDonald’s that fronts Roswell Road looks like it’s closed due to a building overhaul.
There’s no indoor ordering or dining, but the drivethru remains open for the next several weeks while the renovations continue.
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