Companies affiliated with Publix Super Markets Inc. has acquired a pair of South Florida shopping centers anchored by the grocery chain, according to the brokerage that arranged the transaction.

The Publix companies purchased Plantation Towne Square, a 108,111-square-foot center in Plantation, and Colonial Shopping Center, a 67,351-square-foot center in Miami. HFF, which represented seller Plaza Development Realty Inc. in the transactions, announced the deals Thursday.