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Foodtown operator bids $1M for Pathmark name

A&P has asked the court overseeing its bankruptcy case to approve the sale of the intellectual property of Pathmark to an affiliate of Foodtown operator PSK Supermarkets.

Jon Springer, Executive Editor

December 4, 2015

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A&P has asked the court overseeing its bankruptcy case to approve the sale of the intellectual property of Pathmark to an affiliate of Foodtown operator PSK Supermarkets.

According to court documents, K-50-15 Corp. has offered $1 million for assets including the Pathmark logo, trademarks and brand names Pathmark, Chefmark, Big Deals and Sav-A-Center; the Pathmark Gospel Choir Competition; and the Pathmark.com domain name. K-50-15 is a Mount Vernon, N.Y.-based affiliate controlled by the Katz family whose PSK Supermarkets group earlier this year acquired a Pathmark store in Manhattan during A&P’s auction.

A&P has asked for a Dec. 11 hearing on the sale.

PSK operates its stores under the Foodtown banner and recently reopened the 145th Street store under that name. PSK officials were not immediately available for comment. 

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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