MONTVALE, N.J. — The previously reported property deal that A&P said would generate $130 million includes two Food Emporium leases to be sold to a private investment firm — and may be the only results of the retailer’s latest attempt to sell off the chain....More
MONTVALE, N.J. – A&P here said Tuesday that it was under contract for the sale of its real estate interests “in a few non-core store locations.”...More
It looks like 2013 could be a big year for mergers and acquisitions among strategic buyers and private investors, according to industry observers — due to an easing of credit markets and to the floodgates that will open once Supervalu completes the sale of the former Albertsons banners to a private equity consortium....More
MONTVALE, N.J. — New Jersey Lt. Governor Kim Guadano is scheduled to speak Thursday during a ceremony to mark the reopening of a Seaside Heights, N.J., A&P store that was closed as a result of Hurricane Sandy damage....More
MONTVALE, N.J. — A Waldbaum's supermarket in Rockaway, N.Y., that was badly damaged during Hurricane Sandy reopened Friday, parent company A&P here said....More
Pineapples can seem intimidating to some. They’re spikey, large and heavy. How do you tell they’re ripe? Can you eat the core? Can you decorate anything with that green crown?...More
Starting in full force after A&P’s emergence from Chapter 11 bankruptcy, CIO Nirup Krishnamurthy is nearly a year into the IT overhaul, most of which is expected to take 24 to 36 months....More
MONTVALE, N.J. — A&P has launched the “Live Better Challenge,” an informal wellness initiative that includes motivational tips, meals plans and professional nutrition advice....More
MONTVALE, N.J. — With an earlier and busier flu season now in full swing, retailers are promoting not only vaccinations, but also food and beverages that can help build the immune system....More
NEW YORK – Following its emergence from Chapter 11 bankruptcy last March, A&P, Montvale, N.J., is nearly a year into a transformational IT overhaul expected to take 24-36 months and encompass all aspects of its business operations....More
NEW YORK — How much of The Food Emporium will remain in the supermarket business was in question last week as the process of selling A&P’s Manhattan-based chain neared its final stages....More
MONTVALE, N.J. — A&P has rebranded its seafood department as the Great Atlantic Seafood Market with the slogan “So Fresh, So Healthy and So Easy,” the company announced on Thursday....More
MONTVALE, N.J. — A&P here is expected to announce a deal to sell its 16 Manhattan Food Emporium stores as early as next week, a source told SN Wednesday....More
A look SupermarketNews.com’s most viewed editorial content — articles, galleries and videos — for 2012, up until Dec. 20, shows that readers were heavily interested in following the unfolding of Supervalu’s struggles....More
Mergers and acquisitions remained a part of the supermarket industry during 2012, although as the year neared an end there was a feeling more was still to come....More
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