Exhibit 23.1



            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statements on Form S-8 (Nos. 333-147808, 333-119045, 333-78805, and 333-152491)
of The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc. of our report dated May 6,
2010 relating to the financial statements and the effectiveness of internal
control over financial reporting, which appears in the Annual Report to
Shareholders, which is incorporated in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. We also
consent to the incorporation by reference of our report dated May 6, 2010
relating to the financial statement schedule, which appears in this Form 10-K.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Florham Park, New Jersey
May 6, 2010