date:Aug 05, 2014
Profits increased slightly and sales grew for Publix Super Markets Inc. in the second quarter.
Lakeland-based Publix earned $404.1 million during the quarter, up 0.8 percent from last year, according to financial results announced Friday. Sales increased 6.6 percent on an annual basis to $7.5 billion.
Same-store sales grew 6.3 percent. Same-store sales are considered an important indicator of a retailers health because they measure sales activity at locations open at least a year.
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