Publix Super Markets, Inc. (commonly known as
Publix) is an
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supermarketA supermarket, a form of grocery store, is a self-service store offering a wide variety of food and household merchandise, organized into departments...
chain based in
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,
FloridaFlorida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
.
Founded in 1930 by
George W. JenkinsGeorge Washington Jenkins was an American businessman and founder of Publix Super Markets. In 1930, despite the Great Depression, Jenkins risked his career and everything he had to start a new grocery store. He named the store, which would soon become a chain, Publix.Jenkins was affectionately...
, it is an employee-owned, privately held corporation. Publix is currently ranked No. 86 on
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magazine's list of 100 Best Companies to Work For 2010 and was ranked No. 8 on
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' 2010 list of America's Largest Private Companies and is the largest in Florida. The company's 2009 sales totaled
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24.3 billion, with profits of over $1.2 billion, ranking #99 on Fortune magazine's
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list of U.S. companies for 2010.
Supermarket News ranked Publix No. 7 in the 2009 "Top 75 North American Food Retailers" based on 2008 fiscal year sales. Based on 2011 revenue, Publix is the fourteenth-largest US retailer. Publix's current
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is $20.20 per share though it is privately held and not available to the public.
Publix has operations in
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,
FloridaFlorida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
,
GeorgiaGeorgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...
,
South CarolinaSouth Carolina is a state in the Deep South of the United States that borders Georgia to the south, North Carolina to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Originally part of the Province of Carolina, the Province of South Carolina was one of the 13 colonies that declared independence...
and
TennesseeTennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area...
. It employs over 140,000 people at its 1,086 retail locations, cooking schools, corporate offices, eight grocery
distribution centersA warehouse is a commercial building for storage of goods. Warehouses are used by manufacturers, importers, exporters, wholesalers, transport businesses, customs, etc. They are usually large plain buildings in industrial areas of cities and towns. They usually have loading docks to load and unload...
, and nine Publix brand manufacturing facilities. The manufacturing facilities produce its
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,
deliDelicatessen is a term meaning "delicacies" or "fine foods". The word entered English via German,with the old German spelling , plural of Delikatesse "delicacy", ultimately from Latin delicatus....
,
bakeryA bakery is an establishment which produces and sells flour-based food baked in an oven such as bread, cakes, pastries and pies. Some retail bakeries are also cafés, serving coffee and tea to customers who wish to consume the baked goods on the premises.-See also:*Baker*Cake...
, and other food products.
Publix stands as one of the largest US regional grocery chains. Its main competitors are national grocery chains
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,
KrogerThe Kroger Co. is an American supermarket chain founded by Bernard Kroger in 1883 in Cincinnati, Ohio. It reported US$ 76.7 billion in sales during fiscal year 2009. It is the country's largest grocery store chain and its second-largest grocery retailer by volume and second-place general retailer...
,
SuperValuSuperValu Inc. is a United States grocery retailer and distributor. The corporation, headquartered in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, has been in business for over a century. It is the third-largest food retailing company in the United States , and ranks #51 on the Fortune 100 list.On June 2, 2006,...
, and
Whole FoodsWhole Foods Market is a foods supermarket chain based in Austin, Texas which emphasizes "natural and organic products." The company has been ranked among the most socially responsible businesses and placed third on the U.S...
; consolidated retail and warehouse chains, including
Wal-MartWal-Mart Stores, Inc. , branded as Walmart since 2008 and Wal-Mart before then, is an American public multinational corporation that runs chains of large discount department stores and warehouse stores. The company is the world's 18th largest public corporation, according to the Forbes Global 2000...
,
TargetTarget Corporation, doing business as Target, is an American retailing company headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It is the second-largest discount retailer in the United States, behind Walmart. The company is ranked at number 33 on the Fortune 500 and is a component of the Standard & Poor's...
,
KmartKmart, sometimes styled as "K-Mart," is a chain of discount department stores. The chain acquired Sears in 2005, forming a new corporation under the name Sears Holdings Corporation. The company was founded in 1962 and is the third largest discount store chain in the world, behind Wal-Mart and...
,
CostcoCostco Wholesale Corporation is the largest membership warehouse club chain in the United States. it is the third largest retailer in the United States, where it originated, and the ninth largest in the world...
,
Sam's ClubSam's Club is a chain of membership-only retail warehouse clubs owned and operated by Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., founded in 1983 and named after Wal-Mart founder Sam Walton. , the Sam's Club chain serves more than 47 million U.S. members...
and
BJ's Wholesale ClubBJ's Wholesale Club, Inc. , commonly referred to simply as BJ's, is a membership-only warehouse club chain operating on the United States East Coast, as well as in the state of Ohio...
; and several regional grocery chains, including
BI-LOBI-LO is a supermarket chain headquartered in Mauldin, South Carolina. As of May 2010, BI-LO operates 207 supermarkets in South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia, and Tennessee. The company employs approximately 17,000 people. Supermarket News ranked BI-LO No...
,
Fresh MarketThe Fresh Market is a chain of gourmet supermarkets based in Greensboro, North Carolina.The Fresh Market was founded by Ray and Beverly Berry on March 8, 1982 in Greensboro, North Carolina...
,
Piggly WigglyPiggly Wiggly is a supermarket chain operating in the Midwestern and Southern regions of the United States, run by Piggly Wiggly, LLC, an affiliate of C&S Wholesale Grocers. The current company headquarters is in Keene, New Hampshire....
,
SweetbaySweetbay Supermarket is a chain of American supermarkets located entirely in Florida. The first Sweetbay Supermarket to open was in Seminole, Florida, in November 2004. The company is headquartered in Tampa, Florida, and is a part of the Belgian Delhaize Group....
,
Winn-DixieWinn-Dixie Stores, Inc. is an American supermarket chain based in Jacksonville, Florida. Winn-Dixie has ranked number 24 in the 2010 "Top 75 North American Food Retailers" based on 2009 fiscal year estimated sales of $7.3 billion by Supermarket News. and was ranked the 43rd largest retailer in the...
, and
InglesIngles Markets is an American regional supermarket chain based in Asheville, North Carolina. As of January 2011, The company operates 201 supermarkets in the Southeastern United States...
.
Publix's slogan is "Where Shopping is a Pleasure".
History
George Jenkins opened the first Publix market in
Winter Haven, FloridaWinter Haven is a city in Polk County, Florida, United States. The population was 26,487 at the 2000 census. According to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2007 estimates, the city had a population of 32,577, making it the second most populated city in Polk County...
, on April 19, 1930. In 1934, that store made $120,000 in sales. In 1935, he opened a second market, the Economy Food Store, also in Winter Haven. Despite the
Great DepressionThe Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic depression in the decade preceding World War II. The timing of the Great Depression varied across nations, but in most countries it started in about 1929 and lasted until the late 1930s or early 1940s...
, his stores were financially successful.
In 1940, Jenkins, affectionately called Mr. George by his employees, mortgaged an
orangeAn orange—specifically, the sweet orange—is the citrus Citrus × sinensis and its fruit. It is the most commonly grown tree fruit in the world....
grove to build Florida's first
supermarketA supermarket, a form of grocery store, is a self-service store offering a wide variety of food and household merchandise, organized into departments...
. His "food palace" had
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,
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, cold cases for
frozenFreezing food preserves it from the time it is prepared to the time it is eaten. Since early times, farmers, fishermen, and trappers have preserved their game and produce in unheated buildings during the winter season. Freezing food slows down decomposition by turning water to ice, making it...
and refrigerated items, in-store
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and
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, and electric-eye automatic doors. During
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, material shortages prevented him from building additional stores. In 1945, Jenkins purchased the 19-store All American chain of food stores and converted them into Publix Super Markets.
In 1951, Publix moved its headquarters from Winter Haven to Lakeland, Florida, and built its first distribution warehouse there. At the same time, they began to close the All American stores, replacing them with Publix markets. In 1956, Publix achieved $50 million in sales, and $1 million in profit. In 1957, the donut shop in each store was expanded into a full-service bakery.
By 1959, Publix was the dominant supermarket chain in central Florida, and began expansion to southeast Florida. In 1963, the company built a distribution center in
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, and began providing deli services. In 1970, sales surpassed $500 million; they reached $1 billion in 1974, when the chain expanded to include
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.
In 1982, the company launched the
Presto!Presto! is an automated teller machine network owned and operated by Publix Super Markets. There are over 1032 Presto ATMs in Florida, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, and Tennessee, all located at Publix retail stores...
ATMAn automated teller machine or automatic teller machine, also known as a Cashpoint , cash machine or sometimes a hole in the wall in British English, is a computerised telecommunications device that provides the clients of a financial institution with access to financial transactions in a public...
network; it soon installed ATMs in every Publix. Sales exceeded $5 billion in 1989. The first Publix outside Florida opened in
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, in 1991; distribution and manufacturing facilities in
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, soon followed. Publix further expanded into South Carolina (1993), Alabama (1996), and Tennessee (2002).
With the launch of PublixDirect on September 24, 2001, Publix attempted to enter the
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grocery business, in hopes of serving the southeastern US. The slogan used was "Online Shopping, Home Delivery." This occurred during the dot-com crash, alongside competitor
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's well-publicized failure. Publix found that demand for online grocery shopping in the Miami testing area was not as great as the company expected, and shut down PublixDirect on August 23, 2003.
Publix celebrated its 75th anniversary in 2005. During that time, it used the slogan "It's Been Our Pleasure."
In early 2005, Publix renamed its checkout section from "Common Area" to "Customer Service". This change coincided with a new color-and-design scheme of the store's interior signage, which replaced the aging coral, navy blue, and sea green design with emerald green, tan, and gray. The former employee uniforms also began to be phased-out; each district has a selected store where employees wear the old uniforms, until none remain in the warehouses.
Publix completed the implementation of its new
point of salePoint of sale or checkout is the location where a transaction occurs...
terminals (PRICE — Publix Retail Improved Checkout Experience) in 2006, replacing the previous generation of
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4690 terminals. The newer system combines a
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RP5000 terminal with a
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system, and an Epson
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. A separate LCD screen for customers lists the last several items scanned, the running total of the bill, customer savings, recipe ideas, and Publix advertising. By September 2010, checkouts in all stores were expected to have card readers replaced with units featuring signature capture.
On February 5, 2009, Publix opened its 1,000th store in St. Augustine, Florida, allowing the company to become one of only five US grocery retailers to operate as many stores. The St. Augustine store is among Publix's first stores designed to be energy efficient. The store includes motion sensor lights throughout the store, including on the freezer doors, and an overhead light system that can be controlled by each department.
In 2011, Publix will rollout Oasis, a new timekeeping and labor forecasting system, company-wide. Oasis will replace the outdated People Planner labor management system that Publix used for almost two decades. Oasis will provide a more accurate labor forecast for stores to generate schedules that fit their business needs. Selected stores throughout the company piloted Oasis beginning in 2009 which will allow associates to view their schedules from their home computers and enter requests for time-off into a self-service workstation.
Market
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locations.
Each store provides specific products and services in its grocery,
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,
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,
produceProduce is a generalized term for a group of farm-produced goods and, not limited to fruits and vegetables . More specifically, the term "produce" often implies that the products are fresh and generally in the same state as where they were harvested. In supermarkets the term is also used to refer...
, floral,
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, and
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departments. Some stores have cafés,
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bars,
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departments, and/or a
liquor storeIn the United States, Australia and Canada, a liquor store is a type of store that specializes in the sale of alcoholic beverages. In South Africa and Namibia these stores are generally called bottle stores....
.
In addition, Publix provides a comprehensive "special order" service. Irregularly stocked or rare items from almost all departments, even some products carried only by Publix's competitors, can be ordered through this service. This service includes some products that are normally only found at
health foodThe term health food is generally used to describe foods that are considered to be beneficial to health, beyond a normal healthy diet required for human nutrition. However, the term is not precisely defined by national regulatory agencies such as the U.S...
stores, including
organicOrganic foods are foods that are produced using methods that do not involve modern synthetic inputs such as synthetic pesticides and chemical fertilizers, do not contain genetically modified organisms, and are not processed using irradiation, industrial solvents, or chemical food additives.For the...
meatMeat is animal flesh that is used as food. Most often, this means the skeletal muscle and associated fat and other tissues, but it may also describe other edible tissues such as organs and offal...
s,
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s, and
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s, in addition to
vegetarianVegetarianism encompasses the practice of following plant-based diets , with or without the inclusion of dairy products or eggs, and with the exclusion of meat...
and vegan products;
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foods, and other specialty food items. This service can be used at any Publix customer service counter.
The customer service counter also provides
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cashing,
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s,
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services, Rug Doctor rentals, and
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tickets. Some stores also provide
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and/or DVD rental services. In December 2005, Publix discontinued its photo processing service, replacing it with an exclusively online, or mail-oorder service via the Snapfish program. The Snapfish agreement has since been terminated, and Publix no longer offers photo services.
Apron's Simple Meals
A recent addition to the stores is its Apron's cooking demonstrations, customers are encouraged to sample easy-to-make, nutritious dishes prepared at in-store kiosks and take a recipe card with them. All recipes are developed in-house, using easy-to-prepare or prepackaged ingredients, often available at the Apron's kiosk.
Apron's Make-Ahead Meals
Publix, in 2005, introduced its Apron's Make-Ahead Meals concept, where customers could purchase six, eight, or twelve meals that they could assemble in-store. For an extra charge, an Apron's associate would prepare and assemble the meals. These were standalone stores located in Jacksonville and
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. In summer 2009, Publix closed both Make-Ahead Meals locations citing lack of customer interest.
Apron's Cooking School
Publix operates seven cooking schools as part of its Apron's family. These schools are located in Boca Raton, Jacksonville, Plantation, Sarasota, Tampa, Tallahassee, Florida, and Alpharetta, Georgia. Classes are geared toward all cooks wanting to expand their repertoire and feature renowned chefs, authors, and cooking celebrities, as well as experienced cooking instructors. The classes are designed to teach skills including basic techniques and wine pairing. Publix also offers classes for children ages 8 to 12, with separate classes for 13- to 18-year-olds, and adults.
Publix GreenWise Markets
Publix GreenWise Markets is a concept the company introduced, in response to the increase in the number and
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of
health food storeA health food store is a type of grocery store that primarily sells health food, organic foods, local produce, and often nutritional supplements...
s. GreenWise Markets were created to increase awareness of
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; it focuses on organic and natural items. These stores are similar to the
Whole Foods MarketWhole Foods Market is a foods supermarket chain based in Austin, Texas which emphasizes "natural and organic products." The company has been ranked among the most socially responsible businesses and placed third on the U.S...
chain. Greenwise Markets is an expansion of a concept that began in the 2000s; most regular Publix stores have a GreenWise section. In addition to organic and traditional products, GreenWise Markets include
saladA salad bar is a buffet-style table or counter at a restaurant or food market on which salad components are provided for customers to assemble their own salad plates...
and hot bars. The first six stores were in
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,
Boca RatonBoca Raton is a city in Palm Beach County, Florida, USA, incorporated in May 1925. In the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 74,764; the 2006 population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau was 86,396. However, the majority of the people under the postal address of Boca Raton, about...
,
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,
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,
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, and
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, Florida. The first GreenWise Market opened on September 27, 2007 in Palm Beach Gardens. The second Publix GreenWise Market opened in Boca Raton on May 29, 2008, located in Boca Village Square. The third Publix GreenWise Market opened November 6, 2008, in Tampa's
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neighborhood.
Another Publix GreenWise store was planned for Tallahassee in 2009. In the 2008 purchase of Albertson's Stores, Publix decided to convert a store located in the Dr. Phillips area of Orlando to a Publix GreenWise Market, but due to nearby competitors and other Publix stores, the company decided to open Publix Liquors instead. GreenWise stores are the only Publix locations to provide free
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service to its customers.
Pharmacy
Publix's first in-store pharmacy was opened in 1986 in
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. By 1995, one-third of Publix stores had a pharmacy and today, approximately 81% of Publix stores include a pharmacy. Publix Pharmacies consistently ranked number one for customer satisfaction in supermarket pharmacies in several surveys conducted by independent research companies.
Free Medications
Publix announced in August 2007, that it would offer several types of free
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s to its customers. Customers must have a prescription; they are given a maximum of a two-week supply. Several medical professionals expressed concerns that this could contribute to an overuse of antibiotics which leads to
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, a serious public health concern. These medications include:
- Amoxicillin
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- Ampicillin
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- Cephalexin (capsules and suspension only)
- Ciprofloxacin
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(excluding Ciprofloxacin XR)
- Doxycycline
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Hyclate (capsules only)
- Penicillin VK and
- Sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim (SMZ-TMP)
These antibiotics are being offered to customers regardless of their prescription insurance provider.
ErythromycinErythromycin is a macrolide antibiotic that has an antimicrobial spectrum similar to or slightly wider than that of penicillin, and is often used for people who have an allergy to penicillins. For respiratory tract infections, it has better coverage of atypical organisms, including mycoplasma and...
was removed from the list because a generic is no longer available.
In March 2010, Publix announced the launch of another free prescription,
MetforminMetformin is an oral antidiabetic drug in the biguanide class. It is the first-line drug of choice for the treatment of type 2 diabetes, in particular, in overweight and obese people and those with normal kidney function. Its use in gestational diabetes has been limited by safety concerns...
for Type II Diabetes, the generic of Glucophage. Publix provides the medication in 500 mg, 850 mg and 1,000 mg strengths. The only restriction is a 30-day supply or up to 90 tablets, but refills are not limited.
In August 2011, Publix began offering
LisinoprilLisinopril is a drug of the angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor class that is primarily used in treatment of hypertension, congestive heart failure, and heart attacks and also in preventing renal and retinal complications of diabetes. Its indications, contraindications and side effects are as...
, an ACE inhibitor that is used to prevent, treat, or improve symptoms of high blood pressure, certain heart conditions, diabetes, and certain chronic kidney conditions, as another free prescription. Customers can get a 30-day supply of this vital prescription for free at any Publix Pharmacy, up to a maximum of 30 days supply (up to 60 tablets). Lisinopril-HCTZ combination products are excluded. (http://www.publix.com/pharmacy/Free-Medications.do)
Publix also offers free Flu Shots to Associates (Employees) and 20 dollars for their family member(s).
The Little Clinic
In early 2006, Publix and The Little Clinic signed an exclusive agreement to open medical clinics within Publix stores. The first clinics were opened in the Atlanta, Miami, Orlando and Tampa markets in the first half of 2006. The Little Clinic health-care centers are staffed by nurse practitioners who can write prescriptions, provide diagnosis and treatment of common ailments and minor injuries, and offer wellness care like physicals, screenings, and vaccinations. Effective May 9, 2011, Publix closed the Little Clinics in its stores in order to focus on its core pharmacy and grocery business.
Current projects
In select markets, Publix is also conducting trials of other various specialties, including a cologne and
perfumePerfume is a mixture of fragrant essential oils and/or aroma compounds, fixatives, and solvents used to give the human body, animals, objects, and living spaces "a pleasant scent"...
fragrance department, in conjunction with Camrose Trading.
Publix is also experimenting with a gourmet deli at its Lake Mary Collection store in
Lake Mary, FloridaLake Mary is a city in Seminole County, Florida, United States. The population was 11,456 at the 2000 census. As of 2009, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 15,230...
.
DVD Kiosks
In September 2009, Publix reported it started adding Blockbuster DVD rental kiosks to its stores, with the movie rentals starting at $1 per day.
Publix Pix and Publix Liquors
Publix also currently operates eleven Publix Pix
gasolineA filling station, also known as a fueling station, garage, gasbar , gas station , petrol bunk , petrol pump , petrol garage, petrol kiosk , petrol station "'servo"' in Australia or service station, is a facility which sells fuel and lubricants...
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convenience storeA convenience store, corner store, corner shop, commonly called a bodega in Spanish-speaking areas of the United States, is a small store or shop in a built up area that stocks a range of everyday items such as groceries, toiletries, alcoholic and soft drinks, and may also offer money order and...
s. Locations are limited during the trial basis of the concept. In addition is Publix Liquors, a stand-alone
liquor storeIn the United States, Australia and Canada, a liquor store is a type of store that specializes in the sale of alcoholic beverages. In South Africa and Namibia these stores are generally called bottle stores....
. The liquor sales will be in an area accessed via an entrance separated from the supermarket, as required by local laws. The company is modeling this after many other grocery chains. Currently, all Publix Pix locations are adjacent to a Publix Super Market. The company tested market response to liquor stores in the late 1980s, but closed the stores in 1989. It re-entered the market again in 2003 and has met with success since. Publix opened its first stand-alone liquor store in November 2009, in a former Albertson's location in Orlando.
Crispers
In 2002, Publix invested in the Lakeland-based
restaurant chainChain stores are retail outlets that share a brand and central management, and usually have standardized business methods and practices. These characteristics also apply to chain restaurants and some service-oriented chain businesses. In retail, dining and many service categories, chain businesses...
CrispersCrispers is a Lakeland, Florida based chain of fast casual restaurants with an emphasis on health-conscious fare and a menu that consists mainly of salads and sandwiches .-History:...
, which concentrates on health-conscious fare. It increased its stake in 2004 before purchasing the remainder of the company in 2007. In May 2011, Publix announced it had sold the Crispers chain to Healthy Food Concepts LLC. The stores had not performed well during the downturn and in recent years Publix closed several units, leaving the chain with 36 stores when the sale was announced.
Albertsons purchase
Publix Super Markets bought 49 Florida stores from
AlbertsonsAlbertsons LLC is a North American grocery company based in Boise, Idaho, with over 240 supermarkets located in Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Florida under the Albertson's and Super Saver Foods banners...
. The deal was announced on June 9, 2008, and was completed on September 9, 2008. It included 15 locations in North Florida, 30 in Central Florida and four in South Florida. The sale allowed Publix to operate four stores in a new market area for the company,
Escambia County, FloridaEscambia County is the westernmost county in the U.S. state of Florida. The 2010 population was 297,619. The U.S. Census Bureau 2005 estimate for the county is 296,772. Its county seat is Pensacola.- History :...
.
Structure
Publix has a Functional structure organization. Publix has several different departments that are all grouped based on similar skills, expertise, work activities, and resource use. The different departments such as human resources, marketing, public affairs, manufacturing, and distribution. All the departments have specific resources that help it reach the organizational task, and each department only deals with their specific area and problems.
Store Operation
The store is run outright by the Store Manager and Assistant Store Manager, but when either of those two are not closing or have left for the night. The Operation of the store is left to a Manager in Charge (MIC) he/she is usually a Customer Service manager or Grocery Manager. The store chain of command follows like so
- Store Manager
- Assistant Store Manager
- Department Managers
- Department Assistant-Managers
- Team Leaders (Grocery and Customer Service ONLY)
Publix will always close a manager and if there happens to be two managers (Either Department or store) then Oasis(The new Publix computer scheduling system) will appoint a MIC, but if one manager is higher than the other in terms of title than the highest is Manager in Charge.
Departments
Grocery- Handles stocking shelves, unloading trucks, blocking (Organizing) the store and handling inventory issues.
- Stock Clerk(Part Time)- The lowest postion in the Grocery Department. Stock Shelves, unload trucks.
- DSD Inventory Clerk(Full Time)- Handles backdoor deliveries and vendor credits
- Grocery Replenishment Specialist(Full Time)- Incharge of ordering product and making sure inventory is up to date and accurate
- Grocery Team Leader(Full Time)- Essentially a supervisor can order product and is often times put in charge of supervising a 'crew' of workers and can be tasked with opening and closing the store.
- Grocery Assitant Manager(Full Time)- The assistant manager of the department. Makes schedules and supervises more than one crew of workers and can often times be placed as a Manager in Charge (MIC) who is in charge of the entire store.
- Grocery Manager(Full Time)- Is in charge of the entire department and is tasked with ordering large amounts of product as-well as keeping direction contact with vendors and distributes. The Grocery Manager is often times tasked with closing or opening the store and supervising crews of workers. The Grocery manager approves work schedules but rarely makes them.
Customer Service- Handles everything from bagging groceries to selling tobacco and lottery tickets. Also includes Aprons cooks
- Front Service Clerk- Often called a bagger can either be fulltime or part time and is responsible for bagging groceries, collecting carts, and performing janitorial duties. Publix will hire a bagger at the lowest age of 15.
- Cashier- Handles transactions and often times will aid in bagging duties and block(Organizing the store)
- Customer Service Staff- Are the supervisors of the Customer Service team and wear distinctive lime green shirts. Customer Service Staff have an array of titles which include. Back Office, Front Office, and FEC. FEC stands for Front End Cordinator and is in charge of making sure the front is run in order. Front Office handles tobacco and lottery purchases. Back Office is in charge of depositing money and tills into the safe and other financial duties.
- Customer Service Team Leader- Performs the same duties as Customer Service Staff, but holds a higher title and is in charge of leading the frontend.
- Customer Service Assitant Manager- Is usaully a MIC at night or morning and is in charge of making schedules. Rarely seen in the back office, but most often seen up front supervising or cashing out customers.
- Customer Service Manager- Approves schedules and performs the same duties as an Assistant Manager.
Deli: Handles the production of Subs and the slicing of cold cuts. Also cooks chicken and hot deli items in store.
Bakery: Handles the production of bakery products ranging from cakes to cooks and bread.
Awards
Publix has won various local, regional, and national industry and philanthropic awards, among them are:
- One of the "100 Best Companies to Work For" (1998–2010) -Fortune
- One of the Best Places to Work in IT (2005–2010) -Computerworld
- One of the "Best Companies to Work for in Florida" (2009) -Florida Trend
- Sustainability Excellence Award (2009) -Supermarket News
- One of the "Most Admired Companies" (1994–2009) -Fortune
- "Green Grocer" Award (2008) -Progressive Grocer magazine
- "Best Grocery Store" (2003–2004) -Florida Monthly magazine
- Winner of the Mid-Florida Society for Human Resource Management Diversity Award (2003)
- Received the Diversistar Award for excelling in promoting workplace diversity practices (2003)
- One of the Top 10 Family-Friendly Supermarkets (2003) -Child magazine
- The Governor's Business Diversification Award - Business Expansion (2003)
- Catalyst Blue Ribbon Board of Fortune 500 Companies with Multiple Women Directors (1998–2002)
- One of the nation's Outstanding Employers of Older Workers (2002)-Experience Works
- America's Second Harvest Grocery Distributor of the Year Award (2001)
- One of the "Employers of Choice 500" (2001) -BestJobsUSA.com
- Special Olympics Florida Hall of Fame (2001)
- United States Environmental Protection Agency's Environmental Merit Award 2000 (2000)
- One of the top companies for working families (1999) -Central Florida Family magazine
- March of Dimes Million Dollar Club Award (1999)
- Progressive Grocer "Retailer of the Year" Award (1998) -Progressive Grocer magazine
- United Way of America national Spirit of America Award (1996)
- One of the top 10 companies in the book, The 100 Best Companies to Work for in America (Currency/Doubleday, 1993)
Charitable activities
Publix regularly conducts charity drives raising money and food for such charities as
Special OlympicsSpecial Olympics is the world's largest sports organization for children and adults with intellectual disabilities, providing year-round training and competitions to more than 3.1 million athletes in 175 countries....
,
March of DimesThe March of Dimes Foundation is a United States nonprofit organization that works to improve the health of mothers and babies.-Organization:...
,
Children's Miracle NetworkThe Children's Miracle Network Hospitals is an international non-profit organization that raises funds for children's hospitals, medical research and community awareness of children's health issues. The organization, founded in 1982 by the Osmond family and John Schneider, is headquartered in...
, United Way and various local food banks and soup kitchens such as
Our Father's House Soup KitchenThe Our Father's House Soup Kitchen is a non-denominational Christian ministry and soup kitchen in Pompano Beach, Florida. It was established in 1992 by Points of Light Award winner Jimmy Rotonno who claimed he had a spiritual experience of Jesus who asked him to "Feed my people"...
Tuition reimbursement
Publix's tuition reimbursement program (TRP) was created to encourage the higher education of its employees. As of June 1, 2006, the program increased its reimbursement limits to a maximum limit of $9000. It began as a program for only traditional degree seeking students, but has become available to those taking individual courses, online programs, technical training, undergraduate and graduate degrees. The program is available to all Publix associates who work an average of 10 hours per week for 6 months. The program reimburses strictly out of pocket expenses incurred by the student for tuition only.
Controversy
While the company has received many awards, it has also been the subject of controversy. In 1997, it reached a settlement in a
class actionIn law, a class action, a class suit, or a representative action is a form of lawsuit in which a large group of people collectively bring a claim to court and/or in which a class of defendants is being sued...
lawsuit concerning gender discrimination filed by employees. Publix paid $81.5 million in damages to its female employees and made policy changes in its workplaces as a result.
In 2003, Publix supported a successful bill that prevents owners from suing if their land is polluted by dry cleaning chemicals dumped on an adjacent property, if the adjacent property owners are on a state clean-up list. Publix lost a 2001 lawsuit filed by an owner whose property had been contaminated in this manner.
On October 4, 2005, Publix sued
VisaVisa Inc. is an American multinational financial services corporation headquartered on 595 Market Street, Financial District in San Francisco, California, United States, although much of the company's staff is based in Foster City, California. It facilitates electronic funds transfers throughout...
and
MasterCardMastercard Incorporated or MasterCard Worldwide is an American multinational financial services corporation with its headquarters in the MasterCard International Global Headquarters, Purchase, Harrison, New York, United States...
citing unfair business practices over their unannounced and non-negotiable increases in
merchant accountA merchant account is a type of bank account that allows businesses to accept payments by debit or credit cards. A merchant account is established under an agreement between an acceptor and a merchant acquiring bank for the settlement of credit card and/or debit card transactions...
fees.
Wal-MartWal-Mart Stores, Inc. , branded as Walmart since 2008 and Wal-Mart before then, is an American public multinational corporation that runs chains of large discount department stores and warehouse stores. The company is the world's 18th largest public corporation, according to the Forbes Global 2000...
won a similar lawsuit against Visa in 2004.
Publix
sued foster parents in 1987 due to damage done to a store interior by the foster child during remodeling.
Publix stock
Publix stock is restricted: it can only be owned by current or former associates or board members and cannot be sold outside the company without first being offered to the company for repurchase.
Publix offers stock to its associates through 3 programs: Profit plan (ESOP), Purchase plan, and 401(k) plan. The profit plan generally gives an associate who has worked 1000 hours in an anniversary 7-10% of the regularly pay earned in the form of free stock the following March 1. An associate must work three years to be vested in the plan. The plan is at no cost to the associate.
Publix associates may buy the stock outright in the Purchase plan, however there is a 6 month restriction on buying stock once it is sold.
Publix matches 50% of 3% of eligible wages through the 401(k) plan, up to $750 per year in matched contributions.
In addition, Publix offers stock to its Board of Directors through a separate plan.
The stock pays an annual dividend on June 1. The dividend has been steadily increasing since 2000 and yields just under 3% as of June 2010.
The stock was made available to associates in the late 1950s, priced at $2.50 per share. Discounting all splits, one share of Publix stock in 1958 would be worth $22,050 in August 2011 (not including dividends). The stock has a compound annual growth rate of 19% from 1958 to 2010. The S&P 500 has a CAGR of 10% in the time period. The price of Publix stock (as of Nov 1, 2011 based on an independent appraisal ordered by the company) is $20.20.
Many long-time Publix associates who have been with the company for several decades are known to have Profit plan and 401(k) accounts that total in the millions due to the strong performance of Publix stock.
Publix Stock prices dropped $1.80 per share in an odd chain of events, as of Nov. 1, 2011.
Locations
|
Supermarkets |
GreenWise Markets |
Publix Sabor |
Publix Pix |
Cooking Schools |
Event Planning |
Total stores |
| Florida |
730 |
3 |
4 |
8 |
8 |
4 |
757 |
| Georgia |
177 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
181 |
| South Carolina |
42 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
42 |
| Alabama |
39 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
39 |
| Tennessee |
27 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
28 |
| Total |
1,015 |
3 |
4 |
11 |
9 |
5 |
1,047 |
Distribution centers are located in:
- Florida
- Daytona Beach
Daytona Beach is a city in Volusia County, Florida, USA. According to 2008 U.S. Census Bureau estimates, the city has a population of 64,211. Daytona Beach is a principal city of the Deltona – Daytona Beach – Ormond Beach, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area, which the census bureau estimated had...
- Grocery
- Boynton Beach
Boynton Beach is a city in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States. The population was 60,389 at the 2000 census. As of 2006, the city had a population of 66,714 according to the University of Florida, Bureau of Economic and Business Research...
- Grocery
- Deerfield Beach
Deerfield Beach is a city in Broward County, Florida, USA. The city is named for the numerous deer that once roamed the area. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 75,018...
- Perishables
- Jacksonville
Jacksonville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Florida in terms of both population and land area, and the largest city by area in the contiguous United States. It is the county seat of Duval County, with which the city government consolidated in 1968...
- Boxed Meat, Frozen Food, Produce
- Lakeland
Lakeland is a city in Polk County, Florida, United States, located approximately midway between Tampa and Orlando along Interstate 4. According to the 2008 U.S. Census Bureau estimate, the city had a population of 94,406...
- Grocery and Low Velocity products, Two Frozen Food warehouses
- Miami
Miami is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, the most populous county in Florida and the eighth-most populous county in the United States with a population of 2,500,625...
- Grocery
- Orlando
Orlando is a city in the central region of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat of Orange County, and the center of the Greater Orlando metropolitan area. According to the 2010 US Census, the city had a population of 238,300, making Orlando the 79th largest city in the United States...
- Grocery
- Sarasota
Sarasota is a city located in Sarasota County on the southwestern coast of the U.S. state of Florida. It is south of the Tampa Bay Area and north of Fort Myers...
- Grocery
- Davenport
Davenport is a city in Polk County, Florida, United States. The population was 1,925 at the 2000 census. As of 2004, the population estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau is 1,994. While the city of Davenport itself is very small, the area north of the city close to Interstate 4 and US 27 is...
- Chart Grocery
- Georgia
- Dacula
As of 2010 Dacula had a population of 4,442. the median age was 35.2. There were 1,472 households with 92.0% of housing units occupied. The racial and ethnic composition of the population was 76.6% white , 11.3% black or African American, 0.3% Native American, 0.4% Asian Indian, 2.8% other...
- Grocery and Low Velocity products, Frozen Food, Produce
- Austell
Austell is a city in Cobb County in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 6,581.-History:Austell used to be known as Salt Springs, and was frequented by hunters who would trap and hunt game on their way to the salt licks. Some enterprising hunters claimed...
- Super Velocity
Manufacturing facilities are located in:
- Florida
- Deerfield Beach - Dairy plant, Fresh Foods
- Jacksonville - fresh foods
- Lakeland - Bakery, Deli, Dairy
- Georgia
- Dacula
As of 2010 Dacula had a population of 4,442. the median age was 35.2. There were 1,472 households with 92.0% of housing units occupied. The racial and ethnic composition of the population was 76.6% white , 11.3% black or African American, 0.3% Native American, 0.4% Asian Indian, 2.8% other...
- Dairy
- Atlanta
Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...
- Bakery
Support offices
- Florida
- Lakeland - Corporate Offices, Massive IT Data Center, Flight Center, Printing Services, New Corporate Offices, Downtown Programming and IT Support Services, Retail/Corporate Call Center
- Jacksonville - Offices
- Miami - Offices
- Georgia
- Marietta
Marietta is a city located in central Cobb County, Georgia, United States, and is its county seat.As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 56,579, making it one of metro Atlanta's largest suburbs...
- Offices
- Alpharetta
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 34,854 people, 13,911 households, and 8,916 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,631.6 people per square mile . There were 14,670 housing units at an average density of 686.7 per square mile...
- Massive IT Data Center
Publix is broken into 4 divisions: Miami, Atlanta, Lakeland, and Jacksonville.
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