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   George Washington Jenkins Jr. (September 29, 1907 – April 8, 1996) was an American businessman who founded Publix Super Markets. As of 2016, the employee-owned, privately held corporation included 1,100 stores in the Southeastern United States with 170,000 employees and sales of $32 billion.

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3. publix.org › about-publix › historyOur Founder: George W. Jenkins (1907 – 1996) - publix.org

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   George Jenkins, founder and Chairman Emeritus of Publix Super Markets Inc., was born in Harris City, Ga., Sept. 29, 1907. Growing up, he worked in his father's general store. In 1925, he headed to Tampa, Fla., at the age of 17 with hopes of making his fortune in the Florida real estate boom.

4. www.nytimes.com › 1996/04/10 › usGeorge Jenkins, 88, Founder Of $9 Billion Grocery Chain

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   Apr 10, 1996 · George W. Jenkins, founder of Publix Supermarkets, the nation's ninth-largest grocery retailing chain and one of its most innovative, died on Monday at the Lakeland Regional Medical Center, a...

5. corporate.publix.com › newsroom › news-storiesThe history of Publix founder, Mr. George | Newsroom |Publix

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   Born on Sept. 29, 1907, to George W. Jenkins Sr. and Annie S. Nelson Jenkins, he was known from a young age to be a go-getter. Many may be surprised to learn that the grocery business was a part of our founder’s life long before he dreamed of Publix.

6. peoplaid.com › 2020/10/01 › the-life-of-georgeThe Life of George Jenkins Jr.: Founder of Publix Super Markets

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   Oct 1, 2020 · On September 29 in the year 1907, one of the most innovative retailers in the world was born in Georgia, United States of America. His name was George Washington Jenkins Jr., the founder of Publix Super markets.

7. www.tampabay.com › archive › 1996/04/10GEORGE JENKINS JR., 1907-1996 // Publix founder, supermarket ...

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   Jul 6, 2006 · George Jenkins Jr., the founder of Publix Super Markets Inc. and one of the pioneers of the modern supermarket, died late Monday. Jenkins, 88, died in his sleep after being admitted Monday to...

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   • George Jenkins, founder and Chairman Emeritus of Publix Super Markets Inc., was born in Harris City, Ga., Sept. 29, 1907. Growing up, he worked in his father's general store. In 1925, he headed to Tampa, Fla., at the age of 17 with hopes of making his fortune in the Florida real estate boom.

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   What did George Jenkins do for a living?

   • He was also a pioneer in calling employees as associates and giving them stocks which entitled them to profit sharing every quarter. George Jenkins Jr. died of stroke in 1989 at the age of 88. Today, the supermarket he founded has more than 1,000 stores with more than 190,000 employees and annual sales of more than $38 billion.

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   What is the George Jenkins Community Service Award?

   • In January 1996, the name of the foundation was changed to Publix Super Markets Charities Inc. Today one of Publix's top honors, the George Jenkins Community Service Award, is presented annually to one Publix associate from each retail division and one support associate who best exemplify the charitable community involvement of George Jenkins.

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   When did George Jenkins start a grocery store?

   • It was that year that he resigned from Piggly Wiggly to start his own grocery store. On Sept. 6, 1930, George Jenkins opened his first store, called Publix Food Store, in Winter Haven. In 1935, he opened a second location across town. He closed these first two stores to open his dream store, the first Publix Super Market, on Nov. 8, 1940.

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9. corporate.publix.com › about-publix › cultureHistory | Publix Culture | About Publix | Publix Super Markets

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   George W. Jenkins, the late founder of Publix Super Markets Inc., was born Sept. 29, 1907. Growing up in Harris, GA, he worked in his father's general store. In 1925, he headed to Tampa, FL at the age of 17 with hopes of making his fortune in the Florida real estate boom.