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                                                                  Exhibit 10.26



                                                          EXECUTION COPY




      WAIVER dated as of June 14, 2002, to the Credit Agreement dated as of
February 23, 2001, as amended (the "Credit Agreement"), among THE GREAT ATLANTIC
& PACIFIC TEA COMPANY, INC., a Maryland corporation (the "Company"), THE GREAT
ATLANTIC & PACIFIC COMPANY OF CANADA, LIMITED, a Canadian corporation (the
"Canadian Borrower"), Compass Foods, Inc., Borman's, Inc., Kohl's Food Stores,
Inc., Shopwell, Inc., Waldbaum, Inc., Super Fresh Food Markets, Inc. and Super
Market Service Corp.(together with the Company, the "U.S. Borrowers" and the
U.S. Borrowers together with the Canadian Borrower, the "Borrowers"), the banks
party thereto (the "Lenders"), JPMORGAN CHASE BANK (successor to The Chase
Manhattan Bank), a New York banking corporation, as agent for the U.S. Lenders
(in such capacity, the "U.S. Administrative Agent"), and J.P. MORGAN BANK CANADA
formerly known as The Chase Manhattan Bank of Canada, a Canadian chartered bank,
as agent for the Canadian Lenders (in such capacity, the "Canadian
Administrative Agent").


            A. Pursuant to the Credit Agreement, the Lenders have extended
credit to the Borrowers, and have agreed to extend credit to the Borrowers, in
each case pursuant to the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein.

            B. The Borrowers have requested that the Lenders agree to waive
certain provisions of the Credit Agreement as set forth herein.

            C. The undersigned Lenders are willing to agree to such waivers of
the Credit Agreement, in each case pursuant to the terms and subject to the
conditions set forth herein.

            D. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall
have the meanings assigned thereto in the Credit Agreement.

            In consideration of the premises and the agreements, provisions and
covenants herein contained, the parties hereto hereby agree, on the terms and
subject to the conditions set forth herein, as follows:

            SECTION 1. Waivers. The Required Lenders hereby waive (a) any
potential inaccuracy of the representations set forth in Section 3.04(a) and
3.11 of the Credit Agreement and any historical financial statements and related
certificates (other than Borrowing Base Certificates) delivered to the Lenders
in respect of fiscal periods ending on or prior to April 20, 2002 if, and to the
extent, the Borrowers are required to restate their historical financial
statements during the Waiver Period (as defined below), it being understood that
such representations are not waived with respect to its financial statements, as
so restated, and (b) compliance by the Borrowers, during the period from May 24,
2002, through July 29, 2002 (the "Waiver Period"), with the provisions of
paragraphs (a), (c), (d) and (e) of Section 5.01 of the Credit Agreement with
respect to the delivery of (i) the financial statements for the fiscal year
ended February 23, 2002 and the fiscal four-week period ended May 18, 2002 and
(ii) related certificates; provided that (A) the waiver set forth in clause (b)
above shall expire on July 29, 2002 and any noncompliance with any such
paragraph of Section 5.01 that would have constituted a Default but for this
waiver shall constitute a Default on such date unless otherwise waived or
remedied prior to such date and (B) during the Waiver Period, the sum of the
total U.S. Exposure and the total Canadian Exposure shall not exceed the sum of
(i) the total U.S. Exposure immediately prior to the Waiver Effective Date (as
defined below), (ii) the total Canadian Exposure immediately prior to the
Effective Date and (iii) $50,000,000.

            SECTION 2. Representations and Warranties. Each of the Borrowers
represents and warrants to the Agents and the Lenders that:

            (a) This Waiver has been duly executed and delivered by it and
      constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligation enforceable against it
      in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by
      bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, reorganization or other similar laws
      affecting creditors' rights generally and except as enforceability may be
      limited by general principles of equity (regardless of whether such
      enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).

            (b) After giving effect to this Waiver, the representations and
      warranties set forth in Article III of the Credit Agreement are true and
      correct in all material respects with the same effect as if made on the
      date hereof, except to the extent such representations and warranties
      expressly relate to an earlier date.

            (c) After giving effect to this Waiver, no Event of Default, or
      event that with notice or lapse of time or both would constitute an Event
      of Default, has occurred and is continuing.

            SECTION 3. Conditions to Effectiveness. This Waiver shall become
effective (as of the date first written above) on the date (the "Waiver
Effective Date") when (i) the Agents (or their counsel) shall have received
counterparts of this Waiver that, when taken together, bear the signatures of
the Borrowers and the Required Lenders, (ii) the Agents shall have received
payment of the waiver fees payable under Section 4 below and any out-of-pocket
expenses of the Agents payable by the Borrowers that have been invoiced before
the Waiver Effective Date and (iii) the Lenders shall have received a projected
cash balance for the Company for each day during the Waiver Period.

            SECTION 4. Fees. The Borrowers agree to pay to each Lender that
executes and delivers a copy of this Waiver to the Agents (or their counsel) on
or prior to 5:00 p.m. on June 14, 2002, a waiver fee in an amount equal to 0.03%
of such Lender's Commitment (whether used or unused), in each case as of the
Waiver Effective Date; provided that the Borrowers shall have no liability for
any such waiver fee if this Waiver does not become effective pursuant to Section
2. Such waiver fee shall be payable (i) on the Waiver Effective Date, to each
Lender entitled to receive such fee as of the Waiver Effective Date and (ii) in
the case of any Lender that becomes entitled to such fee after the Waiver
Effective Date, within two Business Days after such Lender becomes entitled to
such fee.

            SECTION 5. Expenses. The Borrowers shall reimburse the Agents for
their reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with this Waiver,
including the reasonable fees and expenses of Cravath, Swaine & Moore, counsel
for the Agents, and McMillan Binch, Canadian counsel for the Agents.

            SECTION 6. Effect of Waiver. Except as expressly set forth herein,
this Waiver shall not by implication or otherwise limit, impair, constitute a
waiver of, or otherwise affect the rights and remedies of the Agents or the
Lenders under the Credit Agreement, and shall not alter, modify, amend or in any
way affect the terms, conditions, obligations, covenants or agreements contained
in the Credit Agreement, all of which are ratified and affirmed in all respects
and shall continue in full force and effect. Nothing herein shall be deemed to
entitle the Borrowers to a consent to, or a waiver, amendment, modification or
other change of, any terms, conditions, obligations, covenants or agreements
contained in the Credit Agreement in similar or different circumstances. This
Waiver shall apply and be effective only with respect to the provisions of the
Credit Agreement specifically referred to herein.

            SECTION 7. Credit Agreement. Except as specifically amended hereby,
the Credit Agreement shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with
the provisions thereof as in existence on the date hereof. After the date
hereof, any reference to the Credit Agreement shall mean the Credit Agreement as
amended hereby. This Waiver shall constitute a Loan Document for all purposes
under the Credit Agreement.

            SECTION 8.  Applicable Law.  THIS WAIVER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND
CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

            SECTION 9. Counterparts. This Waiver may be executed in two or more
counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original but all of which when
taken together shall constitute but one contract. Delivery of an executed
signature page of this Waiver by facsimile transmission shall be effective as
delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof.

            SECTION 10. Headings. The Section headings used herein are for
convenience of reference only, are not part of this Waiver and are not to affect
the construction of, or to be taken into consideration in interpreting, this
Waiver.


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            IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Waiver to be
duly executed by their respective authorized officers as of the day and year
first written above.





THE GREAT ATLANTIC & PACIFIC TEA COMPANY, INC.,

  by

Name:
Title:


THE GREAT ATLANTIC & PACIFIC COMPANY OF CANADA, LIMITED,

  by

Name:
Title:


JPMORGAN CHASE BANK,
individually and as U.S. Administrative Agent,

  by

Name:
Title:


J.P. MORGAN BANK CANADA,
as Canadian Administrative Agent,

  by

Name:
Title:

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, TORONTO BRANCH, as a Lender,

  by

Name:
Title:


COMPASS FOODS, INC.,

   by

Name:
Title:


BORMAN'S, INC.,

   by

Name:
Title:


KOHL'S FOOD STORES, INC.,

   by

Name:
Title:


SHOPWELL, INC.,

   by

Name:
Title:


WALDBAUM, INC.,

  by

Name:
Title:


SUPER FRESH FOOD MARKETS, INC.,

   by

Name:
Title:


SUPER MARKET SERVICE CORP.,

   by

Name:
Title:





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SIGNATURE PAGE TO WAIVER DATED AS OF JUNE 14, 2002, TO THE CREDIT AGREEMENT
DATED AS OF FEBRUARY 23, 2001, as amended, among THE GREAT ATLANTIC & PACIFIC
TEA COMPANY, INC., THE GREAT ATLANTIC & PACIFIC COMPANY OF CANADA, LIMITED, THE
OTHER BORROWERS PARTY THERETO, THE LENDERS, JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, as U.S.
Administrative Agent, and J.P. MORGAN BANK CANADA, as Canadian Administrative
Agent,




                                Name of Institution: ___________________




by:
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   Name:
   Title: