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A&P Closing 5 SuperFresh Stores

A&P here will close at least five stores operating under the SuperFresh banner this month, sources told SN.

Jon Springer, Executive Editor

February 4, 2009

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JON SPRINGER

MONTVALE, N.J. — A&P here will close at least five stores operating under the SuperFresh banner this month, sources told SN.

Union sources confirmed the company would close stores in North Coventry, Pa., Lansdale, Pa., and Doylestown, Pa., by Feb. 25. The North Coventry and Lansdale stores are former Clemens Markets sites acquired in 2006.

SuperFresh stores in Bowie, Md., and Bel Air, Md., are also set to close this month, with Bowie closing this weekend and Bel Air scheduled to close no later than Feb. 23.

A&P officials were not immediately available for comment.

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About the Author

Jon Springer

Executive Editor

Jon Springer is executive editor of Winsight Grocery Business with responsibility for leading its digital news team. Jon has more than 20 years of experience covering consumer business and retail in New York, including more than 14 years at the Retail/Financial desk at Supermarket News. His previous experience includes covering consumer markets for KPMG’s Insiders; the U.S. beverage industry for Beverage Spectrum; and he was a Senior Editor covering commercial real estate and retail for the International Council of Shopping Centers. Jon began his career as a sports reporter and features editor for the Cecil Whig, a daily newspaper in Elkton, Md. Jon is also the author of two books on baseball. He has a Bachelor of Arts degree in English-Journalism from the University of Delaware. He lives in Brooklyn, N.Y. with his family.

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