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A&P, the country's oldest grocer, used to be as well-known as Wal-Mart. The company had thousands of store locations in its heyday; it also pioneered the idea of the store brand (one of its innovations was Eight O'Clock Coffee), now a ubiquitous concept in the retail industry.

In recent years, however, A&P struggled to compete with low-cost warehouses and drugstores, and its store count dwindled to just a few hundred. Saddled with a large debt load, significant pension obligations, and supply chain problems, A&P filed for bankruptcy in December 2010.

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