Publix posts $28.9 billion in annual sales

LAKELAND, Fla. — Publix sales for the fiscal year ended Dec. 28, 2013 were $28.9 billion, a 5.2% increase. Comparable-store sales for 2013 increased 3.6%. 

Publix's sales for the fourth quarter of 2013 totaled $7.4 billion, a 5.3% increase, the grocer reported Monday. Comparable-store sales for the fourth quarter of 2013 increased 4.3%. 

Effective March 1, 2014, Publix's stock price increased from $30.00 per share to $30.15 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. “I'm pleased our operating performance resulted in another increase in our stock price,” said Publix CEO Ed Crenshaw. “Our associates — the owners of Publix — deserve the credit for this achievement.“