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Storefront of Publix in Surfside, Florida.
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| Industry | Retail |
| Founded | September 6, 1930 in Winter Haven, Florida |
| Founder | George W. Jenkins |
| Headquarters | Lakeland, Florida |
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1,144 stores (2017) |
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200,000 (2017) |
| Website | publix.com |
$34.00 |
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| Operating area | Southeastern United States |
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| Members | 2,433 (2016) |
| ATMs | 1,120 |
| Founded | 1982 |
| Website | www |
Publix Super Markets, Inc., commonly known as Publix, is an employee-owned, American supermarket chain based in Lakeland, Florida. Publix operates throughout the Southeast, with locations in Florida, Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina, Tennessee, and North Carolina, with plans to expand to Virginia in 2017.
Founded in 1930 by George W. Jenkins, Publix is a private corporation that is wholly owned by present and past employees. It is considered the largest employee owned company in the world. It is currently ranked No. 67 on Fortune magazine's list of 100 Best Companies to Work For 2016 and was ranked No. 8 on Forbes' 2015 list of America's Largest Private Companies and is the largest in Florida. The company's 2015 sales totaled US$32.4 billion, with profits of $1.97 billion, ranking #87 on Fortune magazine's Fortune 500 list of U.S. companies for 2016.Supermarket News ranked Publix No. 5 in the 2014 "Top 75 North American Food Retailers" based on fiscal year sales. Based on 2014 revenue, Publix is the thirteenth-largest U.S. retailer and thirty-fifth in the world. Publix's as of March 1, 2017, is $40.90 per share, though stock in the company is only available for purchase by eligible active employees and non-employee members of its Board of Directors.
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