COLUMBUS, GA · The Best of The Best
DIGITAL EDITION · 2026
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COLUMBUS, GA
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Pharmacy / Drug Store

Publix Pharmacy

7.1/10 overall scoreGood
3.4
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Business at a Glance

How we scored this →

Overall Score

Good

7.1/10

Overall Rank

of 2464 in Columbus · Bottom 25%

#2062

Category Rank

of 529 in Health & Beauty · Bottom 25%

#474

Subcategory Rank

of 8 in Pharmacy / Drug Store · Bottom 25%

#8

Online Presence

Fair

5.5/10

Website Rating

Needs Work · tap for breakdown

3/10
Mobile Score
39/100
Desktop Score
60/100
Page Load (LCP)
6000ms

Notes

poor mobile score 39; poor desktop score 60; very slow LCP 9066ms

Rank in Pharmacy / Drug Store

#8of 8Bottom 50%
1
8.7
The Village Apothecary
2
8.4
Columbus Custom RX Pharmacy
3
8.2
North Columbus Pharmacy
4
7.8
The Moore Drugstore
5
7.7
Midtown Pharmacy
6
7.5
Dinglewood Pharmacy
7
7.4
Walmart Pharmacy
8
7.1
Publix Pharmacy
Category average: 7.9/10

Estimated Upside

benchmarks · industry sources

Speed up site load (9.1s → under 2.5s)

Pages loading in 1s have 5× higher conversion than pages loading in 5s. 53% of mobile users abandon sites that take longer than 3 seconds. Google CrUX

+50%

Grow reviews from 36 to 100+

Listings with 100+ reviews see roughly 50% higher click-through from local search results vs. sub-50-review listings. BrightLocal 2024

+61

Lift mobile performance (39/100 → 90+)

60% of local searches happen on mobile. A poor mobile score means slow loading, high bounce, and lost customers before they ever see you. Think with Google

+9%

Lift average rating to 4.0+ (currently 3.4)

A 1-star increase in Yelp/Google rating correlates with 5–9% higher revenue for local businesses. Harvard Business Review

Complete your Google Business Profile

Profiles with full descriptions, hours, services, and Q&A get up to 7× more clicks than partial ones. Google Business research

Estimates are industry benchmarks, not guarantees. Actual results depend on execution, competition, and your specific market.

Issues Found

  • Mobile performance is poor (39/100)
  • Desktop speed needs improvement (60/100)
  • Slow page load — customers leave after 3 seconds

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