Publix Super Markets Inc. is on a roll, ringing up $30.6 billion in sales in 2014.
The Lakeland-based grocer on released an annual report that details a stellar 2014 and reveals plans to invest $1.3 billion in new store construction, remodeling and technology in 2015. It also plans to continue investing in real estate, buying up the shopping centers its stores anchor.
The grocer's profits in 2014 were up nearly 5 percent to $1.74 billion, compared to $1.65 billion for 2013. As of March 1, Publix's stock price jumped 15.5 percent, from $33.80 per share to $39.05 per share, though the stock isn't publicly traded and is only available to Publix employees and members of the board of directors.
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