Pathmark

The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co., Inc. (A&P) yesterday debuted in all of its Pathmark stores a line of EDLP products under the Food Basics and Home Basics labels, with the aim of offering value-minded shoppers the opportunity to buy household staples for less.

Rite Aid Corp. has promoted senior EVP of merchandising, marketing and logistics Ken Martindale, a former Pathmark executive, to the position of COO.

Former Pathmark Stores, Inc. CEO Eileen Scott has joined New York-based customer experience management solutions provider ICC/Decision Services as COO, reporting to CEO and president David Rich.

A&P banner Pathmark Supermarkets has entered a partnership with Municipal Credit Union (MCU) to place MCU ATMs in 16 Pathmark locations in the New York metropolitan area, bringing MCU’s proprietary network up to 178 machines, including nine McDonald’s locations in Brooklyn and Queens.

The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co., Inc. — which this month launched an online paperless and completely digital coupon service at its A&P, SuperFresh, Waldbaum’s, and The Food Emporium banners — has also rolled out the program at its Pathmark stores as an easy and eco-friendly way for shoppers to save more.

Well-respected industry executive Jim Donald has joined Bellingham, Wash.-based Haggen, Inc. as its president and CEO, replacing Dale Henley, who earlier this year said he would retire. In bringing Donald aboard as its new chief executive, the 33-store grocery store company is tapping one of the supermarket industry’s most experienced and talented executives.

The economic landscape is proving to be rocky for the Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co., Inc., which for its fiscal 2008 13-week fourth quarter ended Feb. 28, 2009 posted a loss from continuing operations of $83.4 million, compared with a loss of $44.6 million for last year’s 12-week quarter.

Former Pathmark, Nash Finch vet tapped to help turn a new page at struggling book retailer.