How many Publix stores are there? A new one makes 10 in this part of Florida
Publix Supermarkets opened its 10th location in the greater Boca Raton area on Thursday, May 1.
The Florida-based grocer opened its newest location in its home state at The Greens, a shopping center just north of Glades Road on State Road 7.
The new 33,679-square-foot store includes a full-service deli counter, a produce department with more than 200 artisan cheeses, a made-from-scratch bakery, a meat department with ready-to-cook items, a full-service seafood department with fresh sushi, a wine department and a full-service pharmacy.
Since the start of the year, 12 Publix locations have opened up, with five in Florida. There are another five stores set to open later this year.
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How many Publix stores are there, and where are they?
The supermarket chain has 1,403 stores in total. Here are the numbers by state:
Florida: 878 stores
Georgia: 219 stores
Alabama: 94 stores
South Carolina: 70 stores
Tennessee: 59 stores
North Carolina: 56 stores
Virginia: 24 stores
Kentucky: 3 store
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Where, when is the next Florida Publix location opening?
According to Publix's website, another location is opening up on May 8 in Palm Beach Gardens.
It will be located at 9900 Alternate A1A in the Promenade Shopping Plaza.
Was Publix started in Florida? See its history, how it got its name
Publix was founded in 1930 in Winter Haven by businessman George W. Jenkins. He adopted the name from a struggling New York-based movie theater company called Publix Theatres Corporation.
"Publix offered services and value to customers, as well as features not seen around other grocery chains, such as air conditioning and automatic doors," its website says.
Currently, it employs over 260,000 people and is the largest employee-owned company in the United States.
See Publix timeline:
1930 : The first store opens in Winter Haven. Gross annual sales average $100,000 in the early years.
1940 : Jenkins opens a supermarket equipped with "innovations never seen before in a grocery store," including air conditioning, fluorescent lighting, electric-eye doors, frozen food cases, piped-in music, doughnut and flower shops, along with open dairy cases made to his specifications.
1951 : A 125,000 warehouse and headquarters are built in Lakeland.
1956 : Publix records its first million-dollar profit year.
1962 : Expansions continue, with 85 stores.
1969 : The number of stores increases to 150.
1970 : Publix records nearly $500 million in sales.
1978 : Publix grosses $2 billion annually.
1979 : Publix opens 15 new stores.
1980 : Publix introduces check-out scanning statewide.
1982 : An Orlando store pioneers the first Publix pharmacy. The number of stores hits 367.
1991 : Publix crosses the state line and opens the first store in Savannah, Georgia.
1993 : The first store opens in South Carolina.
2002 : Publix opens its first stores in Tennessee.
2005 : Sales surpass $20 billion.
2007 : Publix begins the free oral antibiotic program.
2009 : Publix opens its 1,000th store.
2012 : Publix expands into North Carolina.
2024: First store in Kentucky.
Contributing: Cheryl McCloud, USA TODAY NETWORK - Florida
This article originally appeared on Palm Beach Post: Publix has over 1,400 locations in total. How many are in Florida?
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