Exhibit 99.1
                                      News


The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc.
2 Paragon Drive
Montvale, NJ  07645
                                            Investor contact:  William J. Moss
                                                     Vice President, Treasurer
                                                                (201) 571-4019

                                           Press contact:  Richard P. De Santa
                                             Vice President, Corporate Affairs
                                                                (201) 571-4495


A&P Announces New Senior Management Team

MONTVALE, NJ - September 6, 2005 - The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company,
Inc. (A&P)(NYSE:GAP) today announced the following senior executive
appointments, reporting to Eric Claus, President & Chief Executive Officer.

o    John Metzger has been appointed to the new position of Executive Vice
     President. Since joining A&P in 1999, Mr. Metzger has directed A&P's Supply
     & Logistics and Information Technology functions, and directed the
     completion of the company's enterprise-wide systems infrastructure
     initiative. In addition to directing those functions, he now assumes
     responsibility for Real Estate, Design and Construction, and will assist
     Mr. Claus in the general administrative management of the company.

o    Brenda Galgano will become Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer.
     Ms. Galgano joined A&P in 1999 as Director of Corporate Accounting, and
     later served as Assistant Corporate Controller. She was named Corporate
     Controller in 2002, and became Senior Vice President in 2004. As CFO, she
     will succeed Mitchell P. Goldstein, who will leave the Company after a
     transition period.

     Commenting on the change, Mr. Claus said "Over the past six years, Mitch
     Goldstein has been a pivotal driver of the financial and strategic
     initiatives that have secured our company, and provided the strong
     financial platform underpinning our future development. We appreciate his
     working with us through the transition of duties, and wish him the best of
     luck in his future pursuits. Brenda Galgano's financial expertise and
     leadership skills are well known both inside and outside the company, and
     she will have my full confidence in assuming this critical responsibility
     for A&P."

o    Allan Richards has been appointed Senior Vice President of Human Resources,
     Labor Relations and Legal Services. Mr. Richards joined A&P in 2004 as
     Senior Vice President of Labor Relations, and later assumed direction of
     the company's Human Resources department, directing the integration of both
     functions to support both union and non-union employees. An experienced
     labor relations and employment law executive, he now adds direction of
     Legal Services to those responsibilities.

o    Stephen   Slade  has  been   appointed   Senior  Vice   President   of
     Merchandising.  Mr.  Slade  joined  A&P in  2004  as  head  of the A&P
     operations in New York and New Jersey,  and later assumed direction of
     all  company  fresh  store  operations.  Mr.  Slade  brought to A&P an
     extensive and successful track record in food and mass  merchandising,
     at such major  companies  as Food Lion,  Ingles  Markets,  Bruno's and
     Kmart.  In assuming the  merchandising  role, he succeeds Bob Panasuk,
     who has left  the  company.  Said Mr.  Claus,  "We  thank  Bob for his
     contribution to A&P in the U.S. and Canada over the past 10 years, and
     wish him the best in his future endeavors."

o    Paul Wiseman has been appointed Senior Vice President of Operations,
     effective September 12, succeeding Mr. Slade in that role. Mr. Wiseman
     joined A&P Canada in 2004 as Senior Vice President of Discount Operations,
     where he led the reorganization and turnaround of the Canadian Food Basics
     chain. He was previously with Co-Op Atlantic, a successful food and general
     merchandise operator based in New Brunswick, Canada, where he was most
     recently Vice President of Retail Operations.

"This is a talented and dedicated team that is focused on improving our
company's results," said Mr. Claus. "I look forward to working with them to
align the organization to the current scope and needs of our business, and
implement a pragmatic business plan that will expedite A&P's return to
profitability."

                               ##############