Publix
Sign in to savePublix Super Markets, Inc., doing business as Publix, is an employee-owned American supermarket chain headquartered in Lakeland, Florida. 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. Publix operates throughout the Southeastern United States, with locations in Florida (889), Georgia (221), Alabama (96), South Carolina (74), Tennessee (61), North Carolina (61), Virginia (24), and Kentucky (6). Kentucky is the most recent addition to the Publix footprint, wi
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- Company.name
- Publix Super Markets, Inc.
- Company.trade_name
- Publix
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- Company.alt
- Word mark of Publix Super Markets.
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- A typical Publix grocery store exterior seen in Farragut, Tennessee 03.jpg
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- 250px
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- Publix in Farragut, Tennessee
- Company.type
- Private, employee-owned
- Company.industry
- Retail
- Company.founded
- Winter Haven, Florida, U.S.
- Company.founder
- George W. Jenkins
- Company.location_city
- Lakeland, Florida, U.S.
- Company.num_locations
- 1,432
- Company.owner
- Jenkins family (20%)
- Company.num_employees
- 260,000 (2025)
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- Presto!
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- Publix Presto logo.png
- Interbank Network.area
- Southeastern United States
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35 sectionsContents
- History
- Early history
- Florida expansion
- Southern expansion
- Response to the COVID-19 pandemic
- Stores
- Aprons
- Publix GreenWise Market
- Publix Sabor
- Pharmacy
- The Little Clinic
- BayCare telehealth sites
- Online shopping and delivery services
- PublixDirect
- Publix Curbside
- Instacart
- Food World
- Publix PIX
- Crispers
- Publix Liquors
- Publix POURS
- DVD rental kiosks
- Starbucks
- ''Presto!''
- MV Express
- Working environment
- Political giving
- Locations
- Distribution centers
- Manufacturing facilities
- Support offices
- Legal disputes
- See also
- References
- External links
Publix Super Markets, Inc., doing business as Publix, is an employee-owned American supermarket chain headquartered in Lakeland, Florida. 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. Publix operates throughout the Southeastern United States, with locations in Florida (889), Georgia (221), Alabama (96), South Carolina (74), Tennessee (61), North Carolina (61), Virginia (24), and Kentucky (6). 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.
Publix operates 1,432 store locations across the Southeast. As of June 2025, Publix employs about 260,000 people 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.
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