N.L. Eckert wrote:
"Jane Parker"?? Wasn't that the generic name for the A & P bakery
line???????
Hmmm ... very interesting.....


No. Plain Jane Parker was born at the wonderful Parker House Hotel in
Boston, and later went on to form The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea
Company. Later, some bakery rolls were named after her.




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"The Democratic Party strongly and unequivocally supports Roe v. Wade
and a woman's right to choose a safe and legal abortion,
regardless of ability to pay, and we oppose any and all efforts
to weaken or undermine that right."

On Mon, 11 Aug 2008 09:41:01 -0400, Earl of Warwich, Duke of Cornwall,
Marquies of Anglesea, Sir Reginald P. Smithers III Esq. LLC, STP. wrote:


Your history of A&P reminds me of a political spin with no basis in
reality.

Those of you outside the NY/Philly area may not realize A&P is still
alive, if barely.

wrote:
On Mon, 11 Aug 2008 09:41:01 -0400, Earl of Warwich, Duke of Cornwall,
Marquies of Anglesea, Sir Reginald P. Smithers III Esq. LLC, STP. wrote:


Your history of A&P reminds me of a political spin with no basis in
reality.

Those of you outside the NY/Philly area may not realize A&P is still
alive, if barely.

They are a perfect example of a company that dominated the market and
then failed to change to meet the consumer's needs. Reminds me of Sears
and KMart.

In the 50's when they "owned" the supermarket business, there was new
anti-trust laws implemented because of A&P's dominance in the industry.

wrote:
On Mon, 11 Aug 2008 09:41:01 -0400, Earl of Warwich, Duke of Cornwall,
Marquies of Anglesea, Sir Reginald P. Smithers III Esq. LLC, STP. wrote:


Your history of A&P reminds me of a political spin with no basis in
reality.

Those of you outside the NY/Philly area may not realize A&P is still
alive, if barely.


We had an A&P on Whalley Avenue in New Haven when I was growing up.
While I was still living there, the A&P went out of business and the
store became a pool hall.

Back then, A&P could not compete with a local chain, Pegnataro's, which
had much more produce, beef, and fresh deli items.


--
"The Democratic Party strongly and unequivocally supports Roe v. Wade
and a woman's right to choose a safe and legal abortion,
regardless of ability to pay, and we oppose any and all efforts
to weaken or undermine that right."

On Mon, 11 Aug 2008 10:58:38 -0400, Earl of Warwich, Duke of Cornwall,
Marquies of Anglesea, Sir Reginald P. Smithers III Esq. LLC, STP. wrote:


Those of you outside the NY/Philly area may not realize A&P is still
alive, if barely.

They are a perfect example of a company that dominated the market and
then failed to change to meet the consumer's needs. Reminds me of Sears
and KMart.

Well, they keep changing, but they don't seem to meet the customer's
needs. They completely refurbished one store close to me, and within a
year, closed it to build a much bigger store a couple of miles away.
Personally, I preferred the smaller store.