NEW YORK — Wegmans Food Markets Inc. and Publix Super Markets Inc. have made Fortune magazine’s 100 Best Companies to Work For in 2019, coming in third and 12th, respectively. Both grocery retailers have appeared on the list every year since it was introduced 22 years ago. Rochester, N.Y.-based Wegmans has been among the top
LAKELAND, Fla. —Jeff Stephens, vice president of manufacturing for Publix, is retiring, effective May 1, 2019, after 38 years of service. Stephens began his Publix career in 1980 as a rail dock associate. He was promoted to lab technician in the dairy plant in 1983, quality control manager in 1988, general manager of the dairy
LAKELAND, Fla. — Publix president and chief executive officer Todd Jones on Monday announced a number of executive promotions that will take effect on January 1. Kevin Murphy, senior vice president of retail operations, will be promoted to president. Murphy began his career in 1984 as a front service clerk in Margate, Florida. He worked
LAKELAND, Fla. — Publix Super Markets Inc. said Thursday that it has agreed to buy three stores in Florida from Albertsons Cos.’ Safeway chain. The stores are located in the cities of Altamonte Springs, Largo and Oakland Park. “Publix continues to look for ways to expand within our operating area to better serve our customers.
LAKELAND, Fla. — Publix has named Dain Rusk vice president of pharmacy. He will oversee pharmacy retail operations and the pharmacy retail business unit, including pharmacy central fill, specialty pharmacy, managed care programs, and collaboration efforts with hospitals and healthcare centers. He will report to executive vice president and chief financial officer David Phillips. “Dain
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.
LAKELAND, Fla. — Publix Super Markets Inc. on Monday announced four executive moves that president and chief executive officer Todd Jones said are designed to address the retailer’s growth and support continued innovation. The changes will be effective January 1. Randy Barber, 55, will be promoted to vice president of industrial maintenance and purchasing. He
LAKELAND, Fla. — Publix Super Markets Inc. reported healthy sales and earnings gains in the fourth quarter and fiscal year. Sales for the fourth quarter of 2016, a 14-week period, were $9.1 billion, an 11.1% increase from last year’s $8.2 billion, a 13-week period. The additional week in the fourth quarter of 2016 increased sales
LAKELAND, Fla. — Publix Super Markets Inc. reported sales of $8 billion for its fiscal third quarter, up 2.4% increase over last year’s $7.8 billion. Comparable-store sales increased 0.9%. Net earnings for the third quarter of 2016 were $421.1 million, compared to $412.3 million in 2015, an increase of 2.1%. Earnings per share for the third
Walmart has begun closing stores, as the retailer had previously announced. Most of the closings involve the Express stores the company began opening over the past two years in the belief that it could more successfully compete with the likes of such small-store retailers as drug and dollar stores with convenience-oriented stores than the big
LAKELAND, Fla. — Publix Super Markets Inc. is expanding into Virginia, which will be the employee-owned grocery chain’s seventh state. The retailer said on Tuesday that it has signed two leases for stores in the greater Richmond area. The Bristol store will measure 54,000 square feet and will be located at the northeast corner of
LAKELAND, Fla. — One week after announcing the succession plan for its CEO, Publix Super Markets Inc. promoted four executives. The previous announcement noted that company president Todd Jones, 53, will become president and CEO, effective May 1. He succeeds Ed Crenshaw as CEO. Crenshaw, 65, is retiring effective April 30. Following Jones’ promotion to