News of yet another Publix location coming to Louisville has the potential to shake up the grocery market locally. We chat about that on this week's Access Louisville podcast. 

Lakeland, Florida-based Publix announced a new store coming to the corner of Flat Rock Road and Shelbyville Road earlier this week. Reporter Eleanor Tolbert, who joins the podcast this week, explains this is the third store Publix has announced for Louisville. One other Publix store is under construction at 2500 Terra Crossing Boulevard and a second one is planned at the corner of Ballardsville and Brownsboro Road in Louisville. Tolbert has also done some internet sleuthing and found there might be one more Publix in the works in Fern Creek — though that's not official yet.

Tolbert has been following developments closely in grocery/retail trends in Louisville lately, particularly since writing a special report on the subject earlier this year. As mentioned in that report, The Kroger Co. owns 43% of the local grocery market share, with 43 stores in the area, according to Tampa, Florida-based retail data provider Chain Store Guide. Next closest is Bentonville, Arkansas-based Walmart Stores Inc., with 16 stores and a 23% share; and Meijer with 6.9%, and six stores, in the market.

More from this week's Access Louisville podcast

Later in the show we speak about a Louisville lawyer, Jack Wheat, who had a hand in helping a Kentucky artist get credit for her work to help launch the famous Cabbage Patch Kids dolls. This case helped set the tone for Wheat's practice for years to come. 

We also chat about some of the latest restaurant news, including: Epiphany, a farm-to-table cocktail bar, launching in the Highlands, Ziba's Bistro closing at Logan Street Market; and Gallant Fox opening in Mount Washington.

Access Louisville is a weekly podcast from Louisville Business First. It’s co-hosted by myself and Reporter Laurel Deppen and new episodes are posted on Fridays. Our guests this week are Haley Cawthon and Eleanor Tolbert.

It's available on popular podcast services including Apple Podcasts and Spotify, which are linked above. You also can listen to the show in the player above.