A&P returned to chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Sunday with
plans for a series of sales to its competitors.
Acme Markets, Inc., The Stop & Shop Supermarket Company,
LLC, and Key Food Stores Co-operative, Inc. are proposed as lead
bidders for some of the grocery chain's stores, court papers say.
The offers will be tested at a bankruptcy auction.
The filing is the second in less than five years for A&P,
which is based in Montvale, N.J.
A&P operates in Connecticut, New York, New Jersey,
Pennsylvania, Delaware and Maryland under the A&P, Best
Cellars, Food Basics, Food Emporium, Pathmark, Superfresh and
Waldbaum's brands.
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