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6 A And P-Owned Supermarkets May Close Soon, Report Says
These stores, including the Wayne A&P, have not been bid on as part of A And P's bankruptcy filing, the report said.
The six A&P-owned supermarkets in Bergen and Passaic counties that have not been bid on are expected to begin preparing to close soon, The Record reported.
The A&P stores in Pompton Lakes, Wayne, West Milford, and Woodland Park and the Pathmark stores in Hackensack and Ramsey may be part of a soon-to-be-scheduled clean-up auction, the report states.
No bids have been placed on the stores, which are part of the Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company’s bankruptcy filing.
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Related: Wayne A&P Receives No Bids In Bankruptcy Auction
A Pathmark store in Fair Lawn has been sold to its landlord and is also expected to close soon, according to the report.
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Another round of bidding was scheduled to take place Thursday in New York City.
Food Basics stores in Fairview, Glen Rock, and Paterson, are part of a group of 16 stores Key Food bid $28.5 million for, which will be accepted if no competing offers are received, the report states.
More than 8,000 A&P employees will be laid off from their jobs on Thanksgiving Day. Many store locations were purchased by other companies
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