英语词汇a & p的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	a & p
词源	A & P. These familiar initials have become the common name of the supermarket chain they were once an abbreviation for. The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company began life in 1859 as a partnership between George Huntington Hartford and George Gilman. The new company originally bought tea di- rectly off ships bringing it to America and sold it to consumers, eliminating the middleman. Within 20 years the company be- came the first American grocery chain.
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