Publix Super Markets, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries, hereinafter collectively referred to as the "Company," are in the primary business of operating retail food supermarkets in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, Alabama and Tennessee. The Company has no other significant lines of business or industry segments.

Merchandising and manufacturing The Company's supermarkets sell grocery, dairy, produce, deli, bakery, meat, seafood, housewares and health and beauty care items. Most supermarkets also have pharmacy and floral departments.

The Company's lines of merchandise include a variety of nationally advertised and private label brands, as well as...