Publix

Publix Super Markets, Inc.
Publix
Company typePrivate, employee-owned
IndustryRetail
FoundedSeptember 6, 1930 (1930-09-06)
Winter Haven, Florida, U.S.[1]
FounderGeorge W. Jenkins
Headquarters
Number of locations
1,373[1]
Area served
Key people
Brands
  • Aprons
  • GreenWise (products)
  • GreenWise Market (stores)
  • PIX
  • Presto!
  • Publix Sabor
Services
Revenue
  • Increase $41.1 billion (2021)[4]
  • Increase $36.1 billion (2018)[4]
  • Increase $3.028 billion (2017)[4]
  • Increase $2.940 billion (2016)[4]
  • Increase $3.001 billion (2019)[4]
  • Increase $2.4 billion (2018)[4]
Total assets
  • Increase $18.18 billion (2017)[4]
  • Increase $17.39 billion (2016)[4]
Total equity
  • Increase $14.11 billion (2017)[4]
  • Increase $13.50 billion (2016)[4]
Number of employees
240,000 (2023)
Websitewww.publix.com

Publix Super Markets, Inc., commonly known as Publix, is an employee-owned American supermarket chain headquartered in Lakeland, Florida.[1] Founded in 1930 by George W. Jenkins, Publix is a private corporation that is wholly owned by present and past employees and members of the Jenkins family.[5] Publix operates throughout the Southeastern United States, with locations in Florida (867), Georgia (212), Alabama (90), South Carolina (69), Tennessee (58), North Carolina (54), Virginia (20), and Kentucky (1).[6][1] Kentucky is the most recent addition to the Publix footprint, with the company's first store in that state having opened on January 10, 2024, in Louisville.[7]

Publix maintains 1,373 store locations across the Southeast. As of March 2024, Florida has the largest number of stores, with 867.[1] As of the same date, Publix employs about 250,000 people[8] at its retail locations, cooking schools, corporate offices, nine grocery distribution centers, and eleven manufacturing facilities. The manufacturing facilities produce its dairy, deli, bakery, and other food products.[1] Publix is the largest employee-owned company in the United States.[1][9]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Facts & Figures". Publix Super Markets. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Publix CEO Todd Jones stepping down Jan. 1. President Kevin Murphy will take the reins". Yahoo Finance. November 20, 2023. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
  3. ^ "Publix Real Estate". Retrieved March 13, 2017.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "United States Securities and Exchange Commission Form 10-K Annual Report". SEC.gov. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
  5. ^ "About Publix". Publix.com. Retrieved July 28, 2017.
  6. ^ "Number of Publix stores in the United States in 2023". ScrapeHero. June 12, 2023. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
  7. ^ Brieskorn, Katlyn. "Publix grocery chain expanding into its 8th state next year". Microsoft News. Nexstar Media, Inc. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
  8. ^ "2018 Top 100 Retailers". Stores. 2017. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
  9. ^ "Publix Super Markets". Fortune. Retrieved December 12, 2021.

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