Publix Sales Up 6% in 1Q

Lakeland, Fla. Publix announced Thursday that its first-quarter sales were $6.2 billion, up 6% from last year’s $5.9 billion. Comp-store sales increased 3.6% over last year.

Net earnings for the quarter were $343.2 million, an 8.1% increase over last year's $317.6 million.