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7; including Howard, Carol [1] and Julie. George Washington Jenkins Jr. (September 29, 1907 – April 8, 1996) was an American businessman who founded Publix Super Markets. As of 2016, the employee-owned, privately held corporation included 1,100 stores in the Southeastern United States with 170,000 employees and sales of $32 billion.
Apr 10, 1996 · Sales exceeded $9.4 billion in 1995. George Washington Jenkins Jr. was born Sept. 29, 1907, in Warm Springs, Ga. He was one of eight children of a general store owner. He was 12 when he started ...
Sep 29, 2007 · Today would have been George Jenkins' 100th birthday, and Lakeland-based Publix, now in its 77th year, has continued to thrive while working to maintain its founder's personable character. Publix ...
Apr 15, 1996 · LAKELAND, Fla. -- Funeral services were held here last week for George W. Jenkins Jr., founder and chairman emeritus of Publix Super Markets here.Well-known by his industry colleagues as a sharp ...
- Elliot Zwiebach
Sep 29, 2007 · Today is the 100th anniversary of the birth of George W. Jenkins, founder of the Lakeland-based Publix Super Markets Inc. He was born in 1907 in Warm Springs, Ga. After high school, he moved to ...
Jul 6, 2006 · George Jenkins Jr., the founder of Publix Super Markets Inc. and one of the pioneers of the modern supermarket, died late Monday. Jenkins, 88, died in his sleep after being admitted Monday to ...
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George Jenkins was one of eight children born into the Jenkins family in Harris City, Georgia. Born on Sept. 29, 1907, to George W. Jenkins Sr. and Annie S. Nelson Jenkins, he was known from a young age to be a go-getter. Many may be surprised to learn that the grocery business was a part of our founder’s life long before he dreamed of Publix.
