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Twelve Publix leaders recognized with company awards

Twelve Publix leaders recognized with company awards

LAKELAND, Fla. — Publix Super Markets recently recognized 12 of its leaders with the company’s highest honors, the George W. Jenkins Award and the President’s Award. The awards were bestowed at the company’s retail operations conference, which was held on December 8, in Orlando, Fla. Each award was presented to one retail leader from each

Publix posts double-digit sales gains in Q2

Publix posts double-digit sales gains in Q2

LAKELAND, Fla. — Publix Super Markets Inc. reported sales of $11.4 billion for the three months ended June 27, a 21.8% increase from $9.3 billion posted last year’s second quarter. Comparable store sales for the three-month period increased 19.9%. The company estimates its sales for the quarter increased by 16.1% — or about $1.5 billion

Publix posts sales, earnings gain in Q4

Publix posts sales, earnings gain in Q4

LAKELAND, Fla. — Publix Super Markets Inc. on Monday posted earnings of $789 million in its fiscal fourth quarter. Sales increased 5%, to $9.8 billion. Comparable-store sales increased 3.6% in the period, the company said. Publix’s sales for the fiscal year ended December 28 were $38.1 billion, up 5.6% from fiscal 2018. Full-year comps increased

Publix CEO announces retirement plans

Publix CEO announces retirement plans

LAKELAND, Fla. — Ed Crenshaw, chief executive officer of Publix Super Markets Inc., announced on Wednesday that he will retire on April 30. Crenshaw will be succeeded by Todd Jones, Publix’s president, who will retain the presidency, the company said. Crenshaw has been with the privately held supermarket operator since 1974, when he was hired