A & P
/ˌeɪ ən ˈpiː/
/ˌeɪ ən ˈpiː/
the Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company
- A & P was a very popular chain of US supermarkets. It began in 1859 in New York City and became successful as one of the first companies to buy large numbers of items at a cheap rate and offer them for sale at low prices. In 2015, after 156 years, the business failed and it finally stopped operating.
A＆P是美国超市中非常受欢迎的连锁店。它始于1859年在纽约市，并成功成为最早以便宜的价格购买大量商品并以低价出售的公司之一。在156年后的2015年，该业务失败了，最终停止运营。