A&P

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From Siteride.com
Edison, NJ

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A&P has reached a five-year agreement with its unions on a number of concessions that are key to the company's emergence from bankruptcy. The agreement is subject to court approval.
http://libn.com/2011/12/01/ap-reaches-agreement-with-union-workers/

But will A&P even be around in five years?  Neither I nor Jeff Metzger think so.
http://best-met.com/column/taking-stock-yucaipas-burkle-close-to-gaining-greater-ap-control/

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Details of A&P's restructuring plan have surfaced.  I think their assumptions about food inflation and same-store sales are wildly optimistic.  What do you guys think?  Edit Dec 16: Jeff Metzger in the December Food World mocked those projections, asking if A&P had hired Carnac.
http://supermarketnews.com/retail_financial/ap_renovations_1206/?cid=upd

[AmesNewington]

This makes me so mad. I always thought their existence in Connecticut would have improved if they only invested more in their stores, and now that they closed all of them in Central CT, they are all of the sudden actually doing this after it is too late. I do believe if locations such as Berlin, Middletown, Naugatuck, etc. would have benefited from a modest update.

[shore72]

From Siteride.com
Edison, NJ

Very nice! Was that a common design for A&P? I know of a very similiar building that had to have been a grocery store at one time (it was a bakery outlet up until a few years ago) but I didn't associate it with being an A&P.

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Former A&P Fresh Market (previously Food Emporium,) 329 Downing Drive, Yorktown, NY.  Closed in October 2010.

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A&P has revealed that they project continued losses through 2015 in their "rosy scenario" restructuring plan.  That's even after unsecured creditors stand to get less than 3% of what they're owed.  Will the judge approve such a plan?  One thing's for sure - Burkle won't be left holding the bag.

http://supermarketnews.com/retail_financial/ap_outlook_1220/?cid=upd
http://www.northjersey.com/news/business/135641513_A_P_reaches_deal_with_second-lien_holders.html

[Caldor1999]

Former A&P Fresh Market (previously Food Emporium,) 329 Downing Drive, Yorktown, NY.  Closed in October 2010.

they have an a&p thats only 1 min away from that place i dont know why they would have two of the same stores in such a short distance

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The former Port Chester A&P will become a Whole Foods
http://larchmont.patch.com/articles/spokesman-whole-foods-will-replace-vacant-a-p-in-port-chester

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Looks like the old 1957 A&P Centennial building in Bridgton, ME will be razed in favor of a low-income/senior/disabled apartment building
http://www.bridgton.com/avesta-unveils-plans-for-housing-complex/

Here's the admittedly ugly street sign referenced in the article circa the time of the Chapter 11 closing (via failblog)

[Caldor1999]

heres the a&p in armonk ny that just closed a week ago its going to be a CVS sometime this year use to work here a few years ago

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Here's a TV news story on the last day at Armonk:
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2012/02/14/only-local-supermarket-in-westchester-town-closes/

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Looks like A&P could emerge from bankruptcy as soon as this week; unsecured creditors can pound sand for now...
http://supermarketnews.com/latest-news/court-approves-ap-plan

Edit 3/14: A&P has finally emerged
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2017740729_apusapbankruptcy.html

[Caldor1999]

Here's a TV news story on the last day at Armonk:
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2012/02/14/only-local-supermarket-in-westchester-town-closes/

whats funny is that there are 2 A&P's both in Mount Kisco and Bedford Village a large Stop & Shop in North White plains and a Shoprite in Bedford Hills all within 5 miles of armonk so i don't know what these people are getting so upset about

[MikeRa]

A&P, on March 13, has offically emerged from bankruptcy as a private company.  Full story can be found here: http://www.aptea.com/pressRoom_article.asp?id=248

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Even post-bankruptcy, A&P continues to close underperforming locations.  A Waldbaum's in Bayside and a Pathmark in Long Island City are the latest on the chopping block:

http://douglaston.patch.com/articles/waldbaums-on-francis-lewis-said-to-be-closing
http://www.timesledger.com/stories/2012/22/pathmarkclosing_at_2012_05_31_q.html

And here's a recent profile of A&P CEO Sam Martin. In a unique move for a supermarket chain, he's the public face of their turnaround attempt:

http://www.northjersey.com/news/152189215_Selling_confidence_at_A_P.html?page=all

[MikeRa]

A&P has confirmed that the Northern Liberties store in Philadelphia, PA they have will not open as Pathmark, but will open as superfresh

http://www.philly.com/philly/business/20110720_Northern_Liberties_market_to_open_as_a_Super_Fresh.html

http://supermarketnews.com/news/ap_store_0720/

Here is the superfresh on West Girard Avenue, Philadelphia, PA:

and a pic of the interior of this location:

[MikeRa]

Originally posted by BillyGr
Here are a couple A&P (and relatives) from a recent trip -

The first appears to be an older store, now being used as a thrift center - this is in Stanton, DE.

The second is a still open store in Newark, DE - it happens to be quite near part of the UofDelaware campus, which probably helps it stay open to some degree (and there aren't other stores in that area - at least not groceries).

The last one is in the area of Woodbridge, NJ on Route 1 - This store closed about 5 years ago (give or take) when they opened a newer store a couple miles away.  As you can see from the inset - it is a fairly small store.  It was also used as something else for a while, hence the purple coloring.

The second picture has always been owned by A&P.  First as a&P, and then as Super Fresh.

The last picture former A&P on Route 1, in Woodbridge, NJ, is now "Favorites of Woodbridge".  It is a Off Track Betting site owned by NJSEA, the owners of Monmouth Park Racetrack, the Aquarium in Camden, NJ and Giants Stadium.

Here is a pic of "Favorites of Woodbridge", taken by Dan asnis on Flickr:

[MikeRa]

At Island Ave and Lindbergh, in Philadelphia. Now subdivided into Staples and Rite Aid. Across the street there is a plaza with a former Acme, now ShopRite, and Clover, now Kmart.

The Staples is now Bottom Dollar Food

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A&P has officiallly put its upscale Food Emporium banner on the block. Clearly the real estate is worth far more than the underlying business, which does not align well with its mainstream banners. A host of other supermarket operators are salivating at the prospect of picking up some very prime locations. What are the Tea Company's plans for the Connecticut location, which isn't part of the package?
http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20120911/RETAIL_APPAREL/120919975

[Joeg]

The New Caanan Ct store will probably be switched over to an A&P Fresh Market, or.....maybe Shop Rite will buy it!!

[AmesNewington]

A&P really does not care about CT. I do wonder what will happen to the New Caanan store. They had a few moneymakers here in CT like Waldbaums in West Hartford and A&P in Branford. The rest of the stores they closed in CT had potential too and were in good locations.

[JimSawhill]

A&P really does not care about CT. I do wonder what will happen to the New Caanan store. They had a few moneymakers here in CT like Waldbaums in West Hartford and A&P in Branford. The rest of the stores they closed in CT had potential too and were in good locations.

If any CT people get info on A&P CT location please post!!! Thanks..

[AmesNewington]

A&P really does not care about CT. I do wonder what will happen to the New Caanan store. They had a few moneymakers here in CT like Waldbaums in West Hartford and A&P in Branford. The rest of the stores they closed in CT had potential too and were in good locations.

If any CT people get info on A&P CT location please post!!! Thanks..

Four of the A&Ps in West Hartford, Branford, Old Lyme and Mystic have been Big Y stores since November 2010. Middletown, East Haven and Naugatuck were also bought by Big Y, but were kept vacant and still are. There was a possibility going around that all three could be potential ShopRite stores, most recently East Haven, but nothing has happened as of yet. The Newington store has been vacant since August, 2007, and the whole plaza is in a mess right now. The Berlin store remains vacant. The lease was being held by Stop and Shop, but that might have expired. The whole plaza is up for sale now (another mess). The Bridgeport store, which was briefly a Food Basics from 2009-2011, is still vacant to my knowledge. The smaller Danbury store is vacant, which leaves the larger Danbury store, Riverside, Greenwich and Stamford still in operation. That includes New Caanan which is up for sale. There are still a handful of A&P Liquor stores in Connecticut still open as well. 

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Report: A&P was offered an eye-popping $87 million to vacate its long-term lease back in 2007. They must have been nuts not to take that deal. No word on what inducement they received to vacate now...

http://www.thelodownny.com/leslog/2012/10/followup-pathmarks-les-store-closing-large-residential-development-planned.html

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ALDI's push into the NYC metro area continues with its planned takeover of space previously occupied by Pathmark in Brooklyn.
http://www.sheepsheadbites.com/2012/10/breaking-nostrand-pathmark-to-be-replaced-by-aldi-food-market-opening-october-2013/

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One couple shops at the A&P because it's less crowded than ShopRite...
http://www.northjersey.com/news/173996881_A__refreshed__strategy.html

[jmcnamara96]

Former A&P?in Manchester NH....Built in 1960
Here on Street View it shows a roof topper like they had
https://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&safe=off&q=93+s+maple+st&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=0x89e24eea72b70f2b:0xc000cb7e3a2a1634,93+S+Maple+St,+Manchester,+NH+03103&gl=us&ei=FKSFUMzaN6TX0QHBvoC4Dg&ved=0CCAQ8gEwAA

[JoshAustin610]

I found this by accident while searching on Google; it's a PDF of all the leases A&P currently holds, and when they expire.  This also includes subleases like the banks that are in many stores and in a few cases when the entire shopping center is owned (such as in Randolph, NJ and on Monument Rd in Philly).  It's not necessarily a guide to when stores are going to close, since they will close a store years before the lease is up if necessary; there are quite a few cases where the lease is up in the next year or so however.

http://bankrupt.com/misc/A&P_UnexpiredLeases.pdf

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I found this by accident while searching on Google; it's a PDF of all the leases A&P currently holds, and when they expire.  This also includes subleases like the banks that are in many stores and in a few cases when the entire shopping center is owned (such as in Randolph, NJ and on Monument Rd in Philly).  It's not necessarily a guide to when stores are going to close, since they will close a store years before the lease is up if necessary; there are quite a few cases where the lease is up in the next year or so however.

http://bankrupt.com/misc/A&P_UnexpiredLeases.pdf

Quite a few leases on that list are dark store leases that were rejected during A&P's bankruptcy. Lots of former Farmer Jack locations and remnants of long-gone A&P divisions are included. The locations out west are the remnants of Safeway's Salt Lake City division which Farmer Jack's former parent company bought before the A&P acquisition.