A&P (Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co.)

MONTVALE, N.J. ¿ The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. here upgraded three discount-format Food Basics stores in Belleville, North Bergen, and Passaic, N.J. over the weekend. According to the company, the stores now focus on "find dramatic savings, top-quality products, and a beautiful shopping environment."

MONTVALE, N.J. ¿ The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. here upgraded three discount-format Food Basics stores in Belleville, North Bergen, and Passaic, N.J. over the weekend. According to the company, the stores now focus on "find dramatic savings, top-quality products, and a beautiful shopping environment."

MONTVALE, N.J. ¿ The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. here upgraded three discount-format Food Basics stores in Belleville, North Bergen, and Passaic, N.J. over the weekend. According to the company, the stores now focus on "find dramatic savings, top-quality products, and a beautiful shopping environment."

NEW YORK -- The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. is still in the mood to merge in its core Northeast markets, according to Christian Haub, executive chairman of the board, who spoke the Goldman Sachs 13th Annual Global Retailing Conference here.

MONTVALE, N.J. -- The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. (A&P) here presented contribution checks representing its year-round fund-raising efforts for the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) during the charity's 41st annual Jerry Lewis Labor Day Telethon Sept. 3 to Sept. 4 in Las Vegas.

ARNOLD, Md. -- Joseph Vincent Tumminello, a retired produce specialist with Montvale, N.J.-based A&P who opened many of the chain's locations and was an early advocate of selling local fruits and vegetables, has died here at the age of 96.

ARNOLD, Md. -- Joseph Vincent Tumminello, a retired produce specialist with Montvale, N.J.-based A&P who opened many of the chain's locations and was an early advocate of selling local fruits and vegetables, has died here at the age of 96.

MONTREAL -- Thanks in large part to its acquisition of A&P Canada, Canadian supermarket operator Metro, Inc. yesterday posted net earnings of $85.1 million for the third quarter of 2006, compared with $56.9 million in the year-ago -- an increase of 49.6 percent. The company posted earnings per share of 73 cents, a rise of 25.9 percent from 58 cents last year.