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The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, better known as A&P, was an American chain of grocery stores that operated from 1859 to 2015. From 1915 through 1975, A&P was the largest grocery retailer in the United States (and, until 1965, the largest U.S. retailer of any kind).
Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc. (A&P), former German-owned food distribution company that operated supermarket chains in the United States and Canada. The company’s history traces to 1859, when George F. Gilman and George Huntington Hartford founded the Great American Tea Co. in New York.
Apr 6, 2009 · In 1859, George Huntington Hartford and George Gilman entered the mail-order tea business from a storefront and warehouse at 31 Vesey Street in New York City. The Great American Tea Company grew steadily over the next decade and was renamed The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company in 1870.
1863. Great American Tea Company. Gilman turned over the tanning business to his brother Winthrop; George moved his tea business to 129 Front Street. Initially, Gilman & Company was a wholesaler. In early 1863 the firm became a retailer, Great American Tea Company. 1951–1974. Post-Hartford era.
The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, best known as A&P, was the granddaddy of the U.S. supermarket sector. Born as a Tea and Coffee company, as a result of congressional tariffs on tea and coffee, A&P started carrying additional products and eventually grew to become the country’s largest supermarket chain and one of its most recognized ...
Key Dates: 1859: George Huntington Hartford and George Francis Gilman form The Great American Tea Company to sell discount tea via mail order. 1861: First store opens in New York City. 1869: Company is renamed The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company (A&P). 1882: The Eight O'Clock house brand of coffee is introduced.
Dec 8, 2008 · George Huntington Hartford later gives the brand a name, Eight O'Clock Coffee. 1869 Company, now with 11 stores, renames itself the Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co., in honor of the ...
