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MONTVALE, N.J. -- The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. here said yesterday that it had raised what it called "an unprecedented" $230,189 for the Muscular Dystrophy Association during the "Shamrocks Against Dystrophy" campaign.

MONTVALE, N.J. -- Citing restructuring costs, the Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co., Inc. (A&P) here yesterday posted a net loss for the 12-week fourth quarter ending Feb. 25 of $39.1 million, or 95 cents per diluted share, this year, vs. a loss of $5.7 million, or 15 cents per diluted share, last year. U.S. sales for the fourth quarter were $1.6 billion, compared with $1.7 billion in the year-ago period. Fiscal 2004 fourth-quarter total sales of $2.6 billion include $853 million related to A&P Canada, which was sold in August 2005. U.S. total comparable-store sales grew 1.4 percent over last year.

MONTVALE, N.J. -- The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc. here has contracted TNR Entertainment Corp. (The New Release) to provide The New Release automated DVD rental kiosks in 30 A&P and SuperFresh locations in Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware. The A&P kiosks will be installed this month.

MONTVALE, N.J. -- A&P here has opened a new Food Basics store in Glassboro, N.J., representing its latest incarnation of a format "where economy comes with quality, freshness, and convenience that redefine discount food shopping," in the words of a company statement.

NEW YORK -- Christian Haub, executive chairman of Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co., based here, reiterated his company's desire to participate in consolidation in its core Northeastern market during a presentation at a Bear Stearns conference here. Speaking about the "pretty significant synergy opportunities between certain combinations" that currently exist in that market, Haub noted that the company was "ready to pursue [those] opportunities as they come."

MARCH 02, 2006 -- MONTVALE, N.J. -- Christian Haub, executive chairman of the board of the Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co., painted the picture of a conventional supermarket chain in a determined fight to reinvent itself--and even floated the possibility of consolidation with a local competitor--during a presentation yesterday at the CIBC World Markets Ninth Annual Retail Conference in Toronto.

MONTVALE, N.J. -- The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co., Inc. here is still in the red, but it was able to slow down the bleeding somewhat in its fiscal 2005 third quarter ended Dec. 3, 2005.

MONTVALE, N.J. -- The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co., Inc. here said Friday that Jennifer MacLeod had been appointed to the new position of s.v.p., marketing & communications. She reports directly to president and c.e.o. Eric Claus and is a member of the company's senior Executive Management Team.