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Wednesday, July 22, 2015

A&P is Gone

One of the oldest and once largest US grocery store chains, with origins as far back as 1859, founded in NYC,  is in the final parts of  bankruptcy. Apparently the grand name of A&P: The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, will not survive. I did my earliest shopping in their stores.

" ... There was a time when A&P was the largest grocer in America. Later it became the butt of jokes. Now A&P has filed for Chapter 11 protection for the second time in the past five years. Do you think A&P's management missed opportunities to change over the past decade that could have led to a different outcome?   ... "   Discussion in Retailwire.

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