After 2 quarters, Publix same-store sales up 4.1%

LAKELAND, Fla. - Publix’s sales for the second quarter of 2015 totaled $8 billion, a 6% increase from last year. Comparable-store sales for the second quarter of 2015 increased 4.1%.

 

“I’m very pleased that our Publix associates delivered excellent results,” said Publix CEO Ed Crenshaw. “Unfortunately, these results were not enough to offset challenges in the stock market.”

 

Effective Aug. 1, 2015, Publix’s stock price decreased from $42.10 per share to $42.00 per share. Publix stock is not publicly traded and is made available for sale only to current Publix associates and members of its board of directors.

 

For the first half of the year, Publix tallied $16.3 billion in sales, a 6.4% lift from the year-ago period. Comparable-store sales for the first half of 2015 increased 4.7%.