Publix Super Markets Inc., the second-largest grocery chain in the metro Atlanta market, reported Tuesday its third-quarter profit increased 10.1 percent.
Net earnings in the third quarter hit $311.9 million, or 40 cents a share, compared with $283.2 million, or 36 cents a share, in the third quarter of 2010.
Lakeland, Fla.-based Publix’s sales for the third quarter of 2011 were $6.4 billion, up 5.5 percent from $6 billion in the third quarter of 2010.
Comparable-store sales for the third quarter of 2011 rose 4...