Quality at Publix supermarkets

The Corporate Social responsibility of Publix Supermarkets
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The Corporate Social Responsibility of Publix Supermarkets
Publix supermarket is owned by employees, and it is based in America with the headquarters at Lakeland Florida. It was started in 1930 by George Jenkins and it under private ownership by the employees of the present and the past. Publix has gained a reputation over time, and it is known to be the largest owned employee supermarket in the world. To form the basis of the project work it is imperative to have an overview of the Publix supermarkets.
It is the largest grocery supermarket in the United States and has locations in northern Virginia all the way to the furthest part of West Florida (Publix Agrees Not To Denigrate Union, 1997). Publix is also an employer of about 190,000 workers in its 1, 172 retail shops in the locations, cooperate offices, within the grocery distribution centers, cooking schools and the nine centers for distribution.
Through its regular operations within the period it has been serving the US it has been in a position to gain reputation through various activities that take place within the supermarkets. The supermarkets have been listed number on corporate social responsibility since it supports the community through involving them and giving the necessary resources (Publix, 0004, March). Publix has had a core responsibility of raising money and food to charities like Special Olympics, children’s network for miracles and numerous community food banks and soup kitchens within the state.

Corporate responsibility is a way in which a business runs its operations conveniently taking into consideration consumers’ demands.
In the present years, Publix has had challenges since in working to capture more profits that they have forgotten to treat customers with care (Publix Agrees Not To Denigrate Union, 1997). Every time customers have been complaining of unsatisfactory services, and sometimes they are given expired food products. Therefore its functions and methods of operation satisfy Friedman’s theory which demonstrates that the primary responsibility of a business is to apply its resources in a free society and participate in activities aiming to increase its profits. Friedman stresses that so long as the company does go out of operation terms, then it is okay to pursue its mission.
In conclusion, for a long time, Publix supermarket has been known worldwide for remarkable employee-owned supermarkets. But of late it has started losing it cooperates image since it follows the Friedman’s theory of maximizing profits while not withholding customer ethics.

References
Publix Agrees Not To Denigrate Union. (1997). Management Report for Nonunion Organizations (Wiley), 20(4), 4.
Publix. (0004, March). Publix Associates Give Back To Their Communities On Publix Serves Day. Business Wire (English).