A&P Files for Bankruptcy

Here are all the articles on A&P's Bankruptcy filing:

Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company Press Release on Bankruptcy Filing: http://www.aptea.com/pressRoom_article.asp?id=216


New York Times: A&P Files for Bankruptcy Protection: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/13/business/economy/13grocer.html?src=busln

Supermarket News: http://supermarketnews.com/retail_financial/ap_bankruptcy/?cid=upd

FOX News: A&P Succumbs to Pressure, Files for Bankruptcy Protection: http://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/2010/12/13/ap-succumbs-pressure-files-bankruptcy/

Wall Street Journal: A&P Seeks Court Protection: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB20001424052748703380104576016163826716194.html

Wall Street Journal: A&P Files for Bankruptcy: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703380104576016163826716194.html?mod=WSJ_article_MoreIn_Business


Bloomberg News: A&P's Bankruptcy Filing May Prompt Ahold for Bid on Pathmark: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-12-13/a-p-bankruptcy-may-prompt-ahold-bid-for-pathmark-analysts-say.html

Business Week: http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9K2O2RG0.htm


Public Radio: Historic A&P Files for Bankruptcy: http://marketplace.publicradio.org/display/web/2010/12/13/am-historic-grocery-ap-filed-for-bankruptcy/

TickerSpy: http://www.tickerspy.com/newswire/?p=3747

NY Post: A&P's Food Fight: http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/food_fight_SKmOXzkPTrBsSMquwsWcqN?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME

WSJ: Another Whack for Ron Burkle, A&P Files for Bankruptcy Protection: http://blogs.wsj.com/deals/2010/12/10/another-whack-for-ron-burkle-ap-preps-bankruptcy/


Newsday: A&P, Waldbaum's file for Bankruptcy: http://www.newsday.com/business/a-p-waldbaum-s-seek-bankruptcy-protection-1.2537482

New Jersey Star Ledger:  http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2010/12/nj_grocer_ap_files_for_bankrup.html

NY Daily News: Lagging Grocers A&P, Pathmark, Food Emporium file for Bankruptcy http://www.nydailynews.com/money/2010/12/11/2010-12-11_grocer_lacks_green_ap_pathmark_food_emporium_face_bankruptcy.html

Patch: Pathmark, A&P Files Bankruptcy: http://southorange.patch.com/articles/pathmarks-corporate-owner-files-bankruptcy

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