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Waldbaum's was a supermarket chain with stores in the New York City boroughs of Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island, and the Bronx; and in Nassau, Suffolk counties and Upstate New York. The chain also for a time operated stores in New Jersey, Connecticut, and Massachusetts. Founded in 1904, Waldbaum's was one of seven "banner store chains" owned and operated by The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company (A&P), which acquired the chain from its founding family in 1986.
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Gerrity's Supermarkets is a privately held chain of grocery stores located in Pennsylvania, United States. The company is run by President and CEO Joyce A. Fasula, along with her son, Joseph F. Fasula. They were part of ShurSave's retail cooperative. In August 2022, the chain joined Wakefern Food Corporation's cooperative under The Fresh Grocer banner. Gerrity's Supermarkets is currently operating ten locations, including its 2021 acquisition of Valley Farm Market in Bethlehem.
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