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A&P Announces Rebecca Philbert Has Joined the Company as Senior VP of Merchandising

MONTVALE, NJ - December 11, 2006 - The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc., today announced the appointment of Rebecca Philbert to the role of Senior Vice President, Merchandising. Reporting directly to Eric Claus, President & CEO, Ms. Philbert is a member of the company's senior Executive Management Team.

With more than 25 years in the industry, Ms. Philbert joins A&P from Safeway, Inc. where she was most recently Corporate Vice President and Senior Lead of the Company's "Lifestyle Store" development project. Prior to that assignment, Ms. Philbert had served as corporate Vice President leading Deli and Foodservice merchandising. She has also held senior level positions in marketing and operations.

Eric Claus, President & CEO, said, "We are delighted to have Rebecca as a member of our team. We believe that her experience and talent will be a tremendous asset to our organization."

Founded in 1859, A&P is one of the nation's first supermarket chains. The company operates 405 stores in 9 states under the following trade names: A&P, Waldbaum's, The Food Emporium, Super Foodmart, SuperFresh, Farmer Jack, Sav-A-Center and Food Basics.

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Company Facts

Founded:
1859 by George Huntington Hartford and George Gilman

Headquarters:
Montvale, NJ

Stock Symbol:
"GAPTQ"

Number of Stores:
336

Retail Banners:
  • A&P
  • Waldbaum's
  • The Food Emporium
  • SuperFresh
  • Pathmark
  • Best Cellars
  • Food Basics

Annual Sales Volume:
$8.1 billion of Total Sales for fiscal year 2010 ended February 26, 2011

Scope of Operations:
  • 6 U.S. States
  • Connecticut
  • New York
  • New Jersey
  • Pennsylvania
  • Delaware
  • Maryland

Own Brands:
  • America's Choice
  • America's Choice Gold
  • America's Choice Reserve
  • Food Basics
  • Food Emporium
  • Food Emporium Trading Company
  • Greenway
  • Hartford Reserve
  • Home Basics
  • Live Better
  • Master Choice
  • Mid-Atlantic Country Farms
  • MORE
  • Pathmark
  • Preferred Pet
  • Sierra Ranch
  • Via Roma
  • Woodson & James

Number of Employees:
Approximately 36,000

President & CEO:
Sam Martin