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LAKELAND, Fla. - Publix Super Markets here is planning to expand its presence in Tennessee, according to published reports. The regional retailer currently operates 13 stores in the state.

NEW YORK - American grocery shoppers are generally happy with the supermarket they shop most often, but they still have complaints, finds a Consumer Reports poll featured in the magazine's October issue. Rochester, N.Y.-based Wegmans, Monrovia, Calif.-based Trader Joe's, and Lakeland, Fla.-based Publix Super Markets were the best-rated chains among readers, based on service, perishables, price, and cleanliness.

Fuel operations are no fad, and smart grocers are getting better mileage from promotions that win new shoppers.

Fuel operations are no fad, and smart grocers are getting better mileage from promotions that win new shoppers.

BOISE, Idaho - Let the shuffling begin. The closure of 125 stores owned by Albertsons LLC this month August should allow competitors in 26 different markets, including such heavy weights as Publix and Wal-Mart, to increase their grocery market share and possibly shift the balances of power in some cases, according to a multi-market study issued yesterday by Trade Dimensions International, Inc., based on Wilton, Conn.

LAKELAND, Fla. -- Publix Super Markets, which has introduced a Hispanic-centric concept in its home state, is closing a conventional Publix store in an ethnically diverse area of Atlanta because of declining sales, the Gwinnett Daily Post reported.

LAKELAND, Fla. -- Publix Super Markets, which has introduced a Hispanic-centric concept in its home state, is closing a conventional Publix store in an ethnically diverse area of Atlanta because of declining sales, the Gwinnett Daily Post reported.

LAKELAND, Fla. -- Publix Super Markets, Inc. is looking into extending its health-minded GreenWise brand to the meat case, according to a report in the Lakeland Ledger.