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10-Q - FORM 10-Q - FY 2010 1ST QUARTER ENDED JUNE 19, 2010 - GREAT ATLANTIC & PACIFIC TEA CO INCf10q12010.txt
EX-31 - EXHIBIT 31.1 - C. HAUB CERTIFICATION - GREAT ATLANTIC & PACIFIC TEA CO INCf10q12010ex311.txt
EX-31 - EXHIBIT 31.2 - B. GALGANO CERTIFICATION - GREAT ATLANTIC & PACIFIC TEA CO INCf10q12010ex312.txt
EX-10 - EXHIBIT 10.53 - JENNIFER MACLEOD EMPLOYMENT SEPARATION AND RELEASE AGREEMENT - GREAT ATLANTIC & PACIFIC TEA CO INCex1053macleodagreement.txt
EX-10 - EXHIBIT 10.52 - PAUL WISEMAN SETTLEMENT AND RELEASE AGREEMENT - GREAT ATLANTIC & PACIFIC TEA CO INCex1052wisemanagreement.txt


                                                                      Exhibit 32
                   Certification Accompanying Periodic Report
            Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
                              (18 U.S.C. ss. 1350)

The undersigned, Christian Haub, Executive Chairman and Principal Executive
Officer of The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc. ("Company"), and
Brenda M. Galgano, Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
of the Company, each hereby certifies that (1) the Quarterly Report of the
Company on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 19, 2010 fully complies with the
requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
and (2) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material
respects, the financial condition and the results of operations of the Company.




Dated:  July 28, 2010                     /s/ Christian Haub
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                                          Christian Haub
                                          Executive Chairman and
                                          Principal Executive Officer




Dated:  July 28, 2010                     /s/ Brenda M. Galgano
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                                          Brenda M. Galgano
                                          Senior Vice President,
                                          Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer