LAKELAND, Fla. — Publix Super Markets is promoting Bridgid O’Connor to vice president of real estate strategy. She will succeed Bob Balcerak, who plans to retire on March 31 after 29 years of service. O’Connor, 40, began her Publix career in 1998 as a part-time cashier in Dunedin, Florida. After working in customer service roles
NEW YORK — The Fresh Market, Hy-Vee and Lidl were recognized as the top three grocery retailers in the United States, according to USA Today’s 2021 10 Best Readers’ Choice Awards. The Fresh Market was named the “Best Supermarket in America” for 2021 according to the newspaper ranking, which was developed by a panel of
LAKELAND, Fla. — Publix Super Markets opened its fifth GreenWise Market location in Florida last month in Nocatee (Ponte Vedra), which is just south of Jacksonville. GreenWise Market, according to Publix president Kevin Murphy, is a place to find great food in a relaxed environment. “It’s a place where customers can connect with other food
LAKELAND, Fla. — Publix Super Markets opened its fifth GreenWise Market location in Florida. The store is in Nocatee (Ponte Vedra), Fla., which is just south of Jacksonville, Fla. “GreenWise Market is a place to find great food in a relaxed environment,” Publix president Kevin Murphy said of the format. “It’s a place where customers
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
LAKELAND, Fla. — Publix Super Markets Inc. has promoted Kris Jonczyk to the post of Atlanta division vice president, effective January 1, 2020. He will take over from Joe DiBenedetto who recently announced his decision to retire at the end of the year. Jonczyk, 49, began his Publix career in 1986 as a front service
LAKELAND, Fla. — Publix Super Markets has promoted director of manufacturing Doug Harris to the position of vice president of manufacturing. He will succeed Jeff Stephens, who is retiring on May 1. In his new role, Harris will oversee the efforts of Publix’s manufacturing businesses, which include seven fresh production plants and printing services. “Doug
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Convenience and healthy living are the main focus of Publix Super Markets Inc.’s GreenWise Market, which opened earlier this month here, near Florida State University and Florida A&M University. “With our new-format GreenWise Market, we will offer today’s natural and specialty customer the new and interesting products they are looking for, while
LAKELAND, Fla. — Publix Super Markets on Friday announced that it will add a GreenWise Market store in its corporate hometown. The new store will be located on South Florida Avenue in Lakeland, Fla., and will be about 25,000 square feet in size. A projected opening date has not yet been determined, the company said.
NEW YORK — Hurricane Harvey brought record rainfall to Houston and flash floods across the Texas and Louisiana coastal region. The storm also elicited an outpouring of generosity from the retail community. Walmart, the nation’s largest retailer by sales, and the Walmart Foundation announced they had committed up to $20 million in support of relief
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