FORTUNE Global 500 2007: Publix Super Markets


Publix Super Markets Rank: 326 (Previous rank: 309)	CEO: Charles H. Jenkins Jr. Employees: 103,000 Address: 3300 Publix Corporate Pkwy., Lakeland, FL 33811 U.S. Phone: 863-688-1188 Website: www.publix.com

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Money losers

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	$ millions	% change from 2005
Revenues	21,819.7	5.2
Profits	1,097.2	10.9
Assets	7,393.1	--
Stockholders' Equity	4,974.9	--

Industry: Food and Drug Stores

Rank	Company	500 rank	Revenues ($ millions)
1	Carrefour	32	99,014.7
2	Tesco	55	79,978.8
3	Metro	62	75,131.0
4	Kroger	80	66,111.2
5	Royal Ahold	104	56,944.9
6	Walgreen	129	47,409.0
7	Seven & I Holdings	134	45,635.2
8	Groupe Auchan	141	43,900.3
9	CVS/Caremark	142	43,813.8
10	AEON	152	41,249.1
11	Safeway	155	40,185.0
12	Supervalu	167	37,406.0
13	J. Sainsbury	200	32,438.1
14	George Weston	234	28,350.4
15	Woolworths	235	28,275.5
16	Coles Group	241	27,516.0
17	Delhaize Group	276	24,481.8
18	William Morrison Supermarkets	298	23,125.3
19	Publix Super Markets	326	21,819.7
20	Alliance Boots	328	21,754.0
21	Rite Aid	418	17,507.7
22	Migros	451	16,466.4

From the July 23, 2007 issue

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How the Countries Stack Up

Country	Number of Global 500 Companies
United States	162
Japan	67
France	38
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Biggest employers

Company	2006 number of employees
Wal-Mart Stores	1,900,000
State Grid	1,504,000
China National Petroleum	1,086,966
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Most profitable companies

Company	2006 Profits ($ millions)
Exxon Mobil	39,500.0
Royal Dutch Shell	25,442.0
UAL	22,876.0
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Top 5 in Asia

Company	2006 Revenues ($ millions)
Toyota Motor	204,746.4
Sinopec	131,636.0
China National Petroleum	110,520.2
State Grid	107,185.5
Honda Motor	94,790.5
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