Editing Pathmark (section)

===Failed Ahold bid and bankruptcy ===
In March 1999, [[Ahold|Royal Ahold]], a Dutch supermarket company which operated [[Edwards Super Food Store|Edwards]] stores in the New York area, agreed to a $1.75 billion deal to acquire Pathmark. Under the terms of the deal, Edwards Super Food Stores would become Pathmark stores.<ref>{{cite news |last=Rather |first=John |date=March 14, 1999 |title=The Owner of Edwards To Purchase Pathmark |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/03/14/nyregion/in-brief-the-owner-of-edwards-to-purchase-pathmark.html |access-date=October 10, 2009 |newspaper=The New York Times}}</ref> The sale was abandoned after the FTC rejected Ahold's offer to divest overlapping stores, saying the offer would "not preserve competition" in the New York area.<ref>{{cite news |date=December 17, 1999 |title=Purchase of Pathmark Canceled |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/12/17/business/purchase-of-pathmark-canceled.html?scp=10&sq=Ahold%20Pathmark&st=cse |access-date=October 10, 2009 |newspaper=The New York Times}}</ref> Ahold ultimately cancelled the deal and later announced that it would rebrand Edwards stores as Stop & Shop.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Zwiebach |first=Elliot |date=2000-05-29 |title=AHOLD PLANS TO REBANNER EDWARDS AS STOP & SHOP |url=https://www.supermarketnews.com/archive/ahold-plans-rebanner-edwards-stop-shop |access-date=2024-08-29 |website=Supermarket News |language=en}}</ref>

In September 1999, the company started selling prepackaged veal, lamb and pork products instead of fresh cut meat.<ref>{{Cite news |last=O'Grady |first=Jim |date=2001-06-03 |title=NEIGHBORHOOD REPORT: NEW YORK UP CLOSE; Pathmark Workers Rally Against the Unkindest Cut |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/06/03/nyregion/neighborhood-report-new-york-up-close-pathmark-workers-rally-against-unkindest.html |access-date=2024-09-01 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> In November, Pathmark opened its first, smaller community store in the Kew Gardens of Queens.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Murray |first=Barbara |date=1999-11-22 |title=PATHMARK OPENS ITS FIRST COMMUNITY STORE IN N.Y. |url=https://www.supermarketnews.com/archive/pathmark-opens-its-first-community-store-ny |access-date=2024-08-31 |website=Supermarket News |language=en}}</ref>

Because the FTC did not allow Pathmark's acquisition plans, it filed for [[bankruptcy]] in July 2000, recovering a year later.<ref>{{Cite news |last= |date=2000-07-13 |title=COMPANY NEWS; PATHMARK FILES FOR CHAPTER 11 PROTECTION IN DELAWARE |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/07/13/business/company-news-pathmark-files-for-chapter-11-protection-in-delaware.html |access-date=2024-08-31 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last= |first= |date=2000-09-20 |title=Pathmark Stores Emerges From Bankruptcy |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/09/20/business/pathmark-stores-emerges-from-bankruptcy.html |access-date=2024-08-31 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> In February 2001, Pathmark bought six [[Grand Union (stores)|Grand Union]] supermarkets after C&S bought the chain.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Zwiebach |first=Elliot |date=2001-02-12 |title=FTC CLEARS SALE OF 185 GRAND UNION UNITS TO C&S |url=https://www.supermarketnews.com/archive/ftc-clears-sale-185-grand-union-units-cs |access-date=2024-08-31 |website=Supermarket News |language=en}}</ref> In March 2002, Stop and Shop purchased 26 Big V Supermarkets, selling nine of them to Pathmark.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2002-03-04 |title=Stop & Shop, Pathmark Join Forces to Bid for Big V Stores |url=https://progressivegrocer.com/stop-shop-pathmark-join-forces-bid-big-v-stores |access-date=2024-08-31 |website=Progressive Grocer |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last= |first= |date=2000-12-06 |title=Metro Business Briefing; PATHMARK BUYS 6 GRAND UNIONS |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/12/06/nyregion/metro-business-briefing-pathmark-buys-6-grand-unions.html |access-date=2024-08-31 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Lee |first=Karen M. |title=Pathmark Files Plan For Big V, To Buy 9 Company Supermarkets |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/DJFDBR0020080714dy35000l2 |access-date=August 30, 2024 |website=The Wall Street Journal}}</ref> In March 2005, [[Yucaipa Companies]] paid $150 million for a 40 percent stake in Pathmark.<ref>{{Cite news |last= |date=2005-03-25 |title=COMPANY NEWS; YUCAIPA BUYS A 40% STAKE IN PATHMARK STORES |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/25/business/company-news-yucaipa-buys-a-40-stake-in-pathmark-stores.html |access-date=2024-08-31 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

In February 2007, Pathmark partnered with [[Wild Oats Markets]] by adding Wild Oats-brand private label goods to the 141 Pathmarks. Approximately 150 organic and natural products were included in the partnership, among them: [[Italy|Italian]] sodas, [[balsamic vinegar]], [[Organic food|organic]] fruit spreads, and [[flatbread]] crackers.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-07-15 |title=Wild Oats - Investor Relations - News Release |url=https://archive.today/20120715003628/http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=70699&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=959034&highlight= |access-date=2024-08-31 |website=archive.ph}}</ref>