If Publix opens at Southern Pines Market Place, it could cause
Food Lion #528, Pinecrest Plaza, 37 Pinecrest Plaza, Southern Pines, North Carolina 28387-4301, to close and Lowe's Foods #261,
Morganton Park South, 1740 Old Morganton Road, Southern Pines, North Carolina 28387-5127, to step it up. Another quality supermarket coming to the trade area would be bad news for exising inferior and struggling supermarkets.