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Market Cap:$645.9M
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$6.4B
  • Public
  • US
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The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc. (A&P, we, our, us or our Company) is engaged in the retail food business. We operated 436 stores averaging approximately 42,200 square feet per store as of February 28, 2009. Operating under the trade names A&P ® , Super Fresh ® , Waldbaums, Super Foodmart, Food Basics ® , The Food Emporium ® , Best Cellars ® , Pathmark ® and Pathmark Sav-a-Center ® , we sell groceries, meats, fresh produce and other items commonly offered in supermarkets. In addition, many stores have bakery, delicatessen, pharmacy, floral, fresh fish and cheese departments and on-site banking. National, regional and local brands are sold as well as private label merchandise. In support of our retail operations, we sell other private label products in our stores under other brand names of our Company which include without limitation, Americas Choice ® , Master Choice ® , and Health Pride ® . Building upon a broad base of supermarkets, our Company has historically expanded and diversified within the retail food business through the acquisition of other supermarket chains and the development of several alternative store types. We now operate our stores with merchandise, pricing and identities tailored to appeal to different segments of the market, including buyers seeking gourmet and ethnic foods, a wide variety of premium quality private label goods and health and beauty aids along with the array of traditional grocery products.

President & CEO
Eric Clause
Number of Employees 15,360
Contact Information

2 Paragon Dr

Montvale, New Jersey 07645-1718

aptea.com

(201) 573-9700

NAICS Code Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores: 445110

Recent Events

  • A&P Ups DiNicolantonio to VP of Pharmacy

    10/28/09 - Mgmt. Change Entering - Vice President - View Story

  • A&P Appoints Vice Chairman and Chief Strategy Officer

    10/22/09 - Mgmt. Change Entering - Other - View Story

  • UPDATE 1-Great Atlantic posts weak Q2, CEO resigns; shares sink

    10/20/09 - Mgmt. Change Leaving - CEO - View Story

  • Grocers as a defensive play is smelling ripe

    10/20/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • A&P Introduces Artisan Cheese Collection

    10/16/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • Morning Movers 10/13: TCHC, STAR, CGEN, RAMS, PIR, VASC Higher; CIT, TLVT, GAP, PPO, INTT,...

    10/13/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • JMS Starts Kroger KR at Buy; Safeway SWY, SUPERVALU SVU, Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea...

    9/22/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • STOCKS NEWS US-US consumer comfort index flat in latest week-ABC

    9/01/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • A&P Rolls Out Clipless Coupon Program

    8/07/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

News & Analysis

call transcript and great atlantic & pacific tea company inc. - All News and Analysis

Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Eric Clause President & CEO
Brenda M. Galgano Chief Financial Officer
Jens-Jurgen Bockel Chief Financial Officer
John E. Metzger Executive Vice President
Mitchell Goldstein Executive Vice President
Peter Jueptner Executive Vice President, Retail Development
Allan Richards Senior Vice President, Human Resources, Labor Relations & Legal Services
David Kelly Senior Vice President, Real Estate
Jennifer MacLeod Senior Vice President, Marketing & Communications
Paul Wiseman Senior Vice President, Store Operations
Rebecca Philbert Senior Vice President, Merchandising & Supply and Logistics
Stephen Slade Senior Vice President, Merchandising
William Costantini General Counsel, Senior Vice President & Secretary
Melissa E. Sungela Vice President
Richard DeSanta Vice President, Corp Affairs
William Moss Vice President
Andreas Guldin Executive Managing Director, Strategy & Development
Robert Carson Director, Conferences
Patti Councill Manager, Communications
Helga Haub Director
Maureen B. Tart-Bezer Director

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Christian W.E. Haub Executive Chairman
Bobbie A. Gaunt Board of Directors
Dan P. Kourkoumelis Board of Directors
Edward Lewis Board of Directors
Fred Corrado Vice Chairman, Board of Directors
Gregory Mays Board of Directors
Jens-Juergen Boeckel Board of Directors
John D. Barline Board of Directors
Maureen Tart Bezer Board of Directors
Richard L. Nolan Board of Directors

Organization Position Status
The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc. President & CEO Current

Organization Position Status
The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc. Chief Financial Officer Current
Compass Foods, Inc. Controller Current
The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc. Senior Vice President Current
The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc. Board of Directors Former

Dr. Bockel, age 66, is and has been a member of the Board since April 29, 2004. Dr. Bockel has served as the chief financial officer of Tengelmann Warenhandelsgesellschaft KG ( Tengelmann ) since January 1, 2000. From January 1995 through December 1999, Dr. Bockel served as chief financial officer and as a member of the executive board of Schickedanz Holding- Stiftung & Co. KG, in Furth, Germany. Dr. Bockel is a member of the supervisory board of Kaiser s Tengelmann AG, in Viersen, Germany, OBI AG, in Wermelskirchen, Germany and Messe Dusseldorf GmbH in Dusseldorf and is vice chairman of the supervisory board of Cazenove AG in Frankfurt. He is also chairman of the advisory boards of Fiege Holding Stiftung & Co. KG in Greven and Mountain Partners AG, Wadenswil/Zurich in Switzerland and is a member of the advisory board of Keiper Recaro Group in Kaiserslautern. Dr. Bockel serves as senior advisor for Hauck & Aufhauser Investment Banking in Frankfurt.

Organization Position Status
Tengelmann Warenhandelsgesellschaft KG Chief Financial Officer Current
The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc. Chief Financial Officer Current
The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Tengelmann Warenhandelsgesellschaft KG Managing Director, Finance Former

Organization Position Status
The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc. Executive Vice President Current

Organization Position Status
The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc. Executive Vice President Current
The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc. Executive Vice President, Retail Development Current

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The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc. Senior Vice President, Human Resources, Labor Relations & Legal Services Current
The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc. Secretary Current

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The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc. Senior Vice President, Real Estate Current

Organization Position Status
The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc. Senior Vice President, Marketing & Communications Current

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The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc. Senior Vice President, Store Operations Current

Organization Position Status
The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc. Senior Vice President, Merchandising & Supply and Logistics Current

Organization Position Status
The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc. Senior Vice President, Merchandising Current

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The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc. General Counsel, Senior Vice President & Secretary Current

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The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc. Vice President Current
Honeywell Corporation Director of Accounting Policy Former
The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc. Corporate Controller Former

Organization Position Status
The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc. Vice President, Corp Affairs Current

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The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc. Vice President Current
The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc. Treasurer Current

Mr. Guldin was appointed Executive Managing Director, Strategy & Development on May 1, 2007 and was elected to the Board of Directors effective May 1, 2007. Prior to that he was Senior Executive Vice President (Corporate Finance) and Co-CFO of Tengelmann Warenhandelsgesellschaft KG. Prior to joining Tengelmann, Mr. Guldin served as a member of the Executive Management Team and Chief Financial Officer at E. Breuninger GmbH & Co. (Germany), the most prestigious department store and fashion retailer in Germany. Before that he worked for several years as a business and strategy consultant as a Senior Consultant and Project Leader at PA Consulting and CSC Index, Germany.

Organization Position Status
The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc. Executive Managing Director, Strategy & Development Current
The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Tengelmann Warenhandelsgesellschaft KG Co-CFO Former
Tengelmann Warenhandelsgesellschaft KG Senior Executive Vice President Former
PA Consulting, Inc. Business and Strategy Consultant Former

Organization Position Status
The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc. Director, Conferences Current

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The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc. Manager, Communications Current

Organization Position Status
Farmer Jack Supermarkets CEO Current
Tengelmann Warenhandelsgesellschaft KG Co-Chief Executive Officer Current
Tengelmann Warenhandelsgesellschaft KG Partner Current
The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc. Executive Chairman Current
The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc. Chairman & CEO Former
The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc. Board of Directors Former

Organization Position Status
The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc. Board of Directors Current

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Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. Board of Directors Current
The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Western Association of Food Chains, Inc Director Current
Quality Food Centers, Inc. CEO Former
Quality Food Centers, Inc. President Former
Western Association of Food Chains, Inc President Former
Quality Food Centers, Inc. Chief Operating Officer Former
Quality Food Centers, Inc. Director Former

Organization Position Status
The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Approva Corporation Current
Novell, Inc. Board of Directors Current
The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc. Vice Chairman, Board of Directors Current
The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc. Chief Financial Officer Former
Nabisco Brands Former
The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc. Board of Directors Former

Greg Mays was named Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Source Interlink Companies, Inc. on October 21, 2008. Greg has been on Source Interlink's Board of Directors since February 2005 and has served as the Chairman of the Company's Compensation and Corporate Governance Committee and been a member of the Audit Committee. Mr. Mays is currently a Director of The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc. (A&P) and of Simon Worldwide Inc.. Mr. Mays had also been a Director of Pathmark Stores, Inc. from June 2005 until it was acquired by A&P last December, at which time he joined the A&P Board. Mr. Mays has over thirty years experience in the supermarket and retailing industry in senior executive positions. Most recently, Mr. Mays served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Wild Oats Markets until its acquisition by Whole Foods Markets, Inc. late last year. Prior to that, since 2000 Mr. Mays had maintained a consultancy practice providing retail industry expertise and related services to private equity organizations. Throughout the nineties Mr. Mays served in a number of senior executive positions in the supermarket retail industry.

Organization Position Status
Source Interlink Companies Inc. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Current
Simon Marketing Chief Financial Officer Current
Simon Worldwide, Inc. Director Current
Simon Marketing Director Current
The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Pacific Tea Company Director Current
Wild Oats Markets, Inc. Chief Executive Officer Former
Ralphs Grocery Company President, Finance and Administration Former
Wild Oats Markets, Inc. Chief Financial Officer Former
Ralphs Grocery Company Executive Vice President Former
Wild Oats Markets, Inc. Consultant Former
Wild Oats Markets, Inc. Chairman of the Board Former
Pathmark Board of Directors Former
Wild Oats Markets, Inc. Director Former

Organization Position Status
The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc. Director Current

Organization Position Status
The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Maureen B. Tart-Bezer served as the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Virgin Mobile USA, a wireless mobile virtual network operator from January 2002 through June, 2006. From January, 2000 through December, 2001, she was the Executive Vice President and General Manager of the American Express Company, U.S. Consumer Charge Group and from 1977 to January, 2000 served in various senior financial positions with AT&T Corporation including Senior Vice President and Corporate Controller as well as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for the Consumer Services Group. Ms. Tart-Bezer currently serves on the board of directors of The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc., Inc., a company whose shares are publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange. She also served as a director of Playtex Products, Inc., also a NYSE traded company until the company was acquired in October, 2007. Ms. Tart-Bezer, who is 52 years old, became a member of our Board of Directors in 2008. Her term will expire at our annual general meeting in 2009.

Organization Position Status
The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc. Director Current
Foster Wheeler Ltd. Board of Directors Current
Virgin Mobile USA Chief Financial Officer Former

Organization Position Status
The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc. Board of Directors Current

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University of Washington Business School Professor Current
Harvard University Professor Current
Novell, Inc. Board of Directors Current
The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Executive News

  • The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company F1Q09 (Qtr End 6/20/09) Earnings Call Transcript

    Seeking Alpha - 8/26/09 - View Story

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     GAP $11.23 +0.10 (0.90% )
Average Volume 955,670
Shares Outstanding 58.35M
Market Cap 655.3M
Year High 12.9
Year Low 3.015
Earnings Per Share -8.43
P/E Ratio -1.33
Dividend N/A
Yield N/A
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