About George W. Jenkins
George Washington Jenkins Jr. 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. George Washington Jenkins Jr. (September 29, 1907 – April 8, 1996) was an American businessman who founded Publix Super Markets. His father Jenkins, Sr., was a member of the first graduating class of Georgia Tech and taught there after retiring as a grocer. The first year was difficult, but Jenkins's store covered its expenses while the Piggly Wiggly closed.
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