Ingles Markets, Inc. engages in the operation of a supermarket chain in Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and Alabama. The company is headquartered in Asheville, North Carolina and currently employs 25,551 full-time employees. The Company, in conjunction with its supermarket operations, operates neighborhood shopping centers, most of which contain an Ingles supermarket. The firm also owns a fluid dairy facility that supplies its supermarkets and unaffiliated customers. Its supermarkets offer customers a variety of nationally advertised food products, including grocery, meat and dairy products, produce, frozen foods and other perishables, and non-food products. Its non-food products include fuel centers, pharmacies, health and beauty care products, and general merchandise. The firm also offers private label items, organic and locally sourced items throughout its market areas. The firm operates a total of approximately 198 supermarkets in North Carolina (75), Georgia (65), South Carolina (35), Tennessee (21), Virginia (1) and Alabama (1). The company operates approximately 115 in-store pharmacies and 108 fuel stations.
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IMKTA stock price ended at $70.85 on 木曜日, after rising 1.71%
On the latest trading day Jan 15, 2026, the stock price of IMKTA rose by 1.71%, climbing from $69.37 to $70.85. During the session, the stock saw a volatility of 3.47%, with prices oscillating between a daily low of $68.83 and a high of $71.22. Notably, trading volume dropped by 15.5K shares on the last day despite the price increase, which may signal a potential uptick in risk in the near term. A total of 106.5K shares were traded, equating to a market value of approximately $1.3B.