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In November 1977, in Lakeland, Florida, Publix opened the Lake Miriam Food World, which, at 57,000 sq. ft., was its largest store in the company and also the largest store in the Southeastern United States. The store was the company's first to feature barcode scanners.
On Sept. 6, 1930, George Jenkins opened the first Publix location, known then as Publix Food Store, in Winter Haven, Florida. Today, that brick-and-mortar building still stands and is a part of the National Register of Historic Places.
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On Sept. 6, 1930, George Jenkins opened his first store, called Publix Food Store, in Winter Haven. In 1935, he opened a second location across town. He closed these first two stores to open his dream store, the first Publix Super Market, on Nov. 8, 1940. A "food palace" of marble, glass and stucco, this store included innovations such as air condi...
As Publix supermarkets continued to spring up across the Southeast, improving to include delis, pharmacies, and even cooking schools, the company never veered from Mr. George's original philosophy of treating employees and customers like family. Our thousands of cashiers, baggers, meat cutters, and bakers are the company's largest collective shareh...
Today, Publix has grown from a single shop into a sprawling collection of more than 1,300 supermarkets that brought in $48 billion in 2021. The values and philosophies established by George Jenkins are still in place and serve as the foundation for our mission of being the premier quality food retailer in the world. Explore our photo timeline.
1930: Publix is founded by George W. Jenkins in Winter Haven, Florida. 1940: Jenkins closes his first two stores and opens the first Publix supermarket. 1956: Publix records it first million-dollar profit; the company opens a 125,000-square-foot warehouse and headquarters in Lakeland, Florida.
We were founded in 1930 in Winter Haven, Florida, by George W. Jenkins. We are the largest employee-owned company in the United States. We are one of the 10 largest-volume supermarket chains in the country. Our retail sales in 2022 reached $54.5 billion. Currently, we employ over 255,000 people.
Nov 27, 2017 · In 1940, Publix opened Florida’s first supermarket in Downtown Winter Haven at 199 West Central Avenue. In 1945, Publix acquired a chain of 19 All American grocery stores in nearby Lakeland. The oldest Publix still in its original location in Lakeland, opened in Southgate Shopping Center (pictured below) in 1957.
Apr 30, 2019 · On Sept. 6, 1930, George Jenkins would arguably change the state of Florida by opening the first Publix store in Winter Haven.
