SEE ALSO: 20 Secrets to Shopping at Costco 3. Total cost: $12.30 at Publix, $11.62 at Trader Joe's and $9.24 at Walmart.Ī similar exercise conducted by Charlotte Observer reporters as Publix expanded in North Carolina in 2014 revealed Publix to be about 2% cheaper than Harris Teeter but 20% more expensive than Walmart.

We compared prices for a basket of store-brand grocery items - including a jar of peanut butter, a jar of pasta sauce, a box of spaghetti, a can of tuna, a half-gallon of milk, a cup of plain yogurt, one dozen grade A eggs and a bag of frozen corn - at a Publix, Trader Joe's and Walmart in the Jacksonville, Fla., area. SEE ALSO: 18 Kirkland Products Everyone Should Buy at Costco 1. Here are 12 things you need to know about shopping at Publix. Find out what Floridians have known for ages.

The chain is slowly migrating up the East Coast. If you're not from the Southeast and have ever wondered what all the Publix fuss is about, you may soon get a chance to see for yourself. The grocer ranks #2 (and has done so for four straight years) in research firm Market Force Information's annual 'loyalty index' that measures shopper satisfaction in 2016, only Wegmans, which doesn't operate any stores in Florida, ranked higher.īased in Lakeland, Fla., Publix is the largest employee-owned grocery chain in the U.S.- it has more than 350 locations outside Florida, for a total of 1,100 - and it is one of Fortune's 100 Best Companies to Work For. With more than 750 locations, the regional chain isn't just ubiquitous across the Sunshine State, it is popular, too. If you're going grocery shopping in Florida, you're probably headed to Publix.

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