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Publix Opens Campus Store At University Of South Florida

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MIAMI (CBSMiami/AP) -— Publix has opened its first store on a college campus at the University of South Florida.

The Lakeland-based supermarket chain said more than 50 of the 140 employees are university students. The store opened Thursday in Tampa.

The university is leasing the 28,000 square-foot (2601 sq. meter) store to Publix for 25 years.

The store is slightly smaller than most of the chain's other locations but includes full-service floral and seafood departments.

(© Copyright 2018 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. The Associated Press contributed to this report.)

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