A&P

The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, better known as A&P, is a supermarket and liquor store chain in the United States. Its supermarkets, which are under six different banners, are found in Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. A&P's liquor stores, known as Best Cellars, are found in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New Jersey. A&P's corporate headquarters are in Montvale, New Jersey. Supermarket News ranked A&P #28 in the 2012 "Top 75 Food Retailers and Wholesalers" based on 2012 fiscal year estimated sales of $6.7 billion. Based on 2009 revenue, A&P was the 34th largest retailer in the U.S. From 1915 through 1975, it was the largest food retailer in the nation (until 1965, the largest U.S. retailer of any kind). A&P is considered an American icon. The Wall Street Journal, in a blog post on December 10, 2010, said that "A&P was as well known as McDonald's or Google is today" and that A&P was "Walmart before Walmart." In 2010 A&P Declared Bankruptcy And in 2015 they declared a 2nd Bankruptcy closing all of its stores by 2016
==See also==
*Pathmark
*ShopRite - competitor
*Acme Markets - competitor
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