Publix Super Markets Inc. announced its decision to sell PIX, the fuel-convenience store concept it began testing in 2001. Circle K Stores Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc., will purchase 13 sites of which 11 are in Florida and two in Georgia. Max Arnold & Sons, LLC, a family-owned company in Hopkinsville, Ky., will purchase the remaining site, in Tennessee.

“We consistently evaluate our business, including the products and services we choose to offer our customers,” said Publix CEO Ed Crenshaw. “The sale of PIX locations gives us the ability to remain passionately focused on our core business, our customers and the products and services we offer within our grocery retail environment.”

The company will help the approximately 120 PIX associates find employment within Publix comparable to their current positions.

The 14 PIX sites are located adjacent to Publix-anchored shopping centers:

Village Walk Shopping Center 280 Rucker Rd Alpharetta, GA
Casselberry Commons 1401 Semoran Blvd. Casselberry, FL
Publix at Kings Ridge 4311 South Highway 27 Clermont, FL
Berry Town Center 2444 Sand Mine Rd Davenport, FL
Dupont Lakes Center 2196 Howland Blvd Deltona, FL
Franklin Marketplace 1017 Riverside Drive Franklin, TN
Publix in the Highlands 2175 East Road 540A Lakeland, FL
Town & Country Square 3025 Kathleen Rd Lakeland, FL
Publix At The Acreage 15961 Orange Blvd Loxahatchee, FL
Paradise Shoppes of Perry 285 Perry Parkway Perry, GA
The Promenade 801 Cypress Parkway Poinciana, FL
Rockledge Crossing 3800 Murrell Rd Rockledge, FL
Bardmoor Promenade 10809 Starkey Rd Seminole, FL
Spirit Lake Crossing 1108 Spirit Lake Road Winter Haven, FL

Publix will retain the PIX name.

Publix is privately owned and operated by its 160,500 employees, with 2012 sales of $27.5 billion. Currently Publix has 1,075 stores in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, Alabama and Tennessee. NRC Realty & Capital Advisors, LLC advised in the transaction.