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Pathmark was a supermarket chain in the Northeastern United States. The chain was started in 1968 when a member of the ShopRite retailer's cooperative broke away to go into business for itself, Pathmark stores were liquidated and closed in 2015 following the bankruptcy of its parent company The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company. The intellectual assets and brand name were acquired by Allegiance Retail Services during A&P's bankruptcy in 2016 for 1 million dollars. There are currently no Pathmark Supermarkets in operation.
Pathmark had stores in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Maryland. IN 2007, Supermarket News ranked Pathmark No. 31 in its annual "Top 75 North American Food Retailers" based on Pathmark's 2006 estimated sales of $4.1 billion. Based on 2005 revenue, Pathmark was the 67th largest retailer in the United States.
Pathmark was well known by baby-boomers for its radio and television commercials starring character actor James Karen, who was the chain's spokesperson for more than 20 years. Pathmark's original spokesperson was Arlene Francis, who appeared in its commercials beginning almost immediately after Pathmark broke off from ShopRite. Peter "Produce Pete" Napolitano had starred in many of the company's commercials from 2001 till 2009.