The Pix

I f your merchant niche is gas-station convenience stores, here's a tip on a new prospect: Publix Super Markets, Inc. soon will debut a combination gasoline/convenience store concept, called Pix, at select stores in Florida. Four cities - Deltona, Kissimmee, Lakeland and Winter Haven - will be the first to include the stores on "outparcels" of the supermarket location. The Pix stores will sell some groceries and will range from 1,000 to 3,000 square feet. If the test stores prove successful, Publix says it will consider adding more to its 647 supermarket locations in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and Alabama.