| Take a tour of Publix's history by clicking Next or any of the numbers on the bar above the picture. |

| By 1978, Publix was grossing nearly $2 billion annually, with profits of more than $32 million. Store expansion also continued, and 1979 was a record-breaking year, with 15 new openings. Publix was spending nearly as much every year for expansion as it did during the entire previous decade. |