New York, N.Y. – The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company (A&P) announced the completed transformation of two New York City stores under The Food Emporium banner. Customers can now enjoy an enhanced shopping experience at the following two Upper East Side locations:
– The Food Emporium located at 1331 1st Avenue and East 72nd Street, and
– The Food Emporium located at 1660 Second Avenue & East 86th Street in New York City.
In addition to the enhanced product offerings and physical changes at these stores, A&P also hired more than 35 new associates, all of whom are well-trained to assist customers in every department of the store.
"The renovations of these two stores gives us reason to celebrate and shows our renewed commitment to our New York City customers," said Sam Martin, A&P's President and CEO. "Our goal is to improve the experience that shoppers have in our stores, and these upgrades are a big step forward in that direction. In addition to new fixtures and cleaner and brighter decor, we've also added more Associates to help our Upper East Side customers. Together, these two remodeled Food Emporiums will offer added convenience, a friendlier store environment, and a wider selection of items to meet the specific preferences of our neighborhood customers."
Both of these neighborhood stores offer a full range of fresh and healthy foods, quality grocery items and gourmet offerings. Highlights include an expanded selection of locally grown produce, meat, poultry and seafood; fresh, in-store sushi bars; and delicious, freshly prepared grab-and-go meals of many varieties for busy New York City dwellers.
"The Food Emporium caters to the unique tastes of New Yorkers with everything from the basics to the highest-quality meat, produce and seafood," said Tom O'Boyle, Executive Vice President of Merchandising, Marketing and Supply & Logistics for A&P. "New Yorkers can find everything they need and want at a great value – right in their own neighborhood."
To enhance the value to customers, The Food Emporium stores carry a broad selection of Own Brand products, including the Food Emporium Trading Company™ line of international specialties; the Via Roma™ brand of authentic, Italian style selections; and the Green Way™ line of organic, all-natural, eco-friendly products.
Visitors to the newly revamped locations are welcome to partake in product samplings and recipe demonstrations during the grand re-opening weekend, which begins this Thursday evening, Nov. 17, at 6 p.m.
Both stores are open to serve customers daily between the hours of 7 a.m. and 12 a.m.
Features of the two newly remodeled stores include:
- An expanded produce department with a wide assortment of locally grown produce, fresh-cut fruits and vegetables, and over 75 organic and all-natural produce items. The Food Emporium also offers fresh-squeezed orange and grapefruit juice.
- Fresh seafood from all over the world, delivered twice daily from the Fulton Fish Market, along with a wide selection of freshly prepared, ready-to-cook seafood items. Upon request, lobsters and shrimp can be steamed free of charge.
- Local, sustainably raised poultry and beef from A&P's exclusive Mid-Atlantic Country Farms brand, which features antibiotic-free chicken raised by local farmers, as well as beef products raised on more than 140 family-owned farms in the northeast.
- A&P's exclusive line of Woodson & James USDA Choice Angus beef, which offers delicious steakhouse-quality beef at a great value. The meat department also carries organic and exotic selections from D'Artagnan, Bell & Evans and Applegate Farms.
- A Boar's Head marquee deli that features a full-service sandwich program, where customers can get custom-made sandwiches for lunch or dinner.
- Freshly prepared foods, which include assorted salads from Long Island, a full sushi bar, and other grab-and-go meal options. The Food Emporium on East 86th Street also has a full wing bar, an olive and antipasto bar, a salad bar, and a hot food bar.
- A tasty bakery featuring The Food Emporium's new "OMG" brownies and Ultimate Flourless Chocolate Cake; new single-serve, grab-and-go desserts; and new frozen baked goods with added variety of gluten-free items.
- A vast array of grocery aisles filled with expanded global offerings that include more kosher, Eastern European, Hispanic and Asian selections.
- Home delivery within two hours of purchase for customers who shop in the store.
Customers also have the option to shop for their groceries online. A personal shopper will pick the desired items and have them delivered to the customer the same day free of charge with a minimum purchase of $50.
For more information about The Food Emporium, visit http://www.thefoodemporium.com/.
About A&P
Founded in 1859, A&P is one of the nation's first supermarket chains. The Company operates 336 stores in seven states under the following trade names: A&P, Waldbaum's, Pathmark, Best Cellars, The Food Emporium, Super Foodmart, Superfresh and Food Basics.
Source: A&P
