In the third quarter, supermarket retailer Publix advanced its results, with earnings, sales and comps all slightly increasing.
In the third quarter, Publix recorded net earnings of $421.1 million, or 55 cents per share, versus $412.3 million, or 53 cents per share, in the period a year prior.
Comparable-store sales at the employee-owned company gained 0.9% from the quarter a year ago. Overall sales were $8 billion, Publix maintained, up from $7.8 billion in the year-earlier quarter.
Currently, Publix operates 1,129 stores in Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, South Carolina and North Carolina.
