Finance

A&P TAPS SAFEWAY'S PALMER AS VP OF STORE BRANDS MONTVALE, N.J. A&P here said it has hired Safeway veteran Douglas Palmer as vice president of its own brands. He will report directly to Rebecca Philbert, senior vice president of merchandising and supply & logistics. Palmer most recently was vice president of consumer brands at Pleasanton, Calif.-based Safeway, where A&P said he led the development