Publix Coral Way And 147 (2024)

FAQs

Where is the oldest Publix located? ›

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 is still standing, occupied by a restaurant called Tempo 1930.

Product details To make our Publix Ultimate Sub, we don't just use one type of meat—we use three. We stack layers of Publix Tavern Ham, Oven-Roasted Turkey Breast, and Top Round Roast Beef, add provolone or your choice of cheese, and top it with your favorite veggies, like lettuce and tomatoes.

The chain already has more than 1,300 stores across Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia. Its new locations in Lexington will be among the farthest north — a location in Stafford, Virginia, currently holds that title.

The Ramblewood Square last traded for $21 million in 2019. The Publix store was demolished in 2022 and rebuilt with more space and features. The shopping center, which is located just north of the Coral Square Mall, was built in 1990 on the 15.1-acre site.

Publix Super Markets, Inc., commonly known 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.

The Jenkins family built and own part of Florida-based Publix Super Markets, which operates 1,360 grocery stores in eight southeastern states. Publix is the largest employee-owned company in the U.S.; employees and former employees own an estimated 80% and Jenkins family members own the rest.

The city with the most Publix stores is in South Florida, with Miami having nearly 40 locations within its city.

About The Company

We currently operate over 1,375 grocery stores throughout eight states: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia. Our grocery store offerings include bakery, deli, grocery, meat, seafood, produce, floral, and pharmacy departments.

Right now, Publix is located in six states in the Southeastern U.S.: Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia.

Publix operates throughout the Southeastern United States, with locations in Florida (867), Georgia (212), Alabama (90), South Carolina (69), Tennessee (58), North Carolina (54), Virginia (20), and Kentucky (1).

Is Publix doing well? ›

First quarter sales for Publix Super Markets were $15.1 billion, a 5% increase from $14.3 billion in 2023. Comparable store sales increased by 2.8%. The employee-owned and -operated company estimates that sales increased 1% due to the effect of the Easter holiday being in the first quarter of 2024.

Since 1991, Plato the Publixaurus has been the mascot for Publix.

Therefore, the states that have the most Publix are located in the Southeast as well. Without a doubt, the state that has the most Publix locations is Florida. Florida is estimated to have about 858 Publix locations scattered throughout the peninsula.

In 2012, Publix announced an expansion to North Carolina, and the first stores opened in the Greater Charlotte area in 2014.

Southern expansion

Publix further expanded into South Carolina (1993), Alabama (1996), Tennessee (2002), North Carolina (2014), Virginia (2017), and Kentucky (2024).

Plans were announced for an Atlanta Division, and construction began on our first store in Georgia. It was a momentous event when the doors of the Savannah Publix opened on Nov. 20, 1991. By the end of the decade, Publix would have 100 stores in Georgia.