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

MONTVALE, N.J. - The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company Inc. today announced that sales for the third quarter ended Dec. 1, 2001, were $2.5 billion in fiscal 2001 vs. $2.4 billion in fiscal 2000. Comparable store sales increased 3.1%.

MONTVALE, N.J. - The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company Inc. (A&P) today announced it will close 39 stores to improve operating results. A majority of the closings will take place before the end of the fiscal year (Feb. 23, 2002).

LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. - UCCnet, a not-for-profit, tax-exempt organization that provides item registration and global data synchronization based on industry developed standards, announced today The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc. (A&P) will utilize the organization's business-to-business Internet-based services.

CLEMENTON, N.J., Oct. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- ShopRite announced today that the revised contract proposal they had presented to UFCW Local 1360 was rejected without review by union membership. The contracts between ShopRite and the Local expired in March/April and the parties continued to operate under an extension while they negotiated. On September 6, 2001 the union called for a work stoppage.

The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company Inc. (A&P) has selected Vality Technology's Vality INTEGRITY software to help it better manage its inventory and suppliers and to reduce procurement costs.