items in its U.S. stores.) In 2008 and 2009, the corporation added the environmentally-sensitive Green Way brand, gourmet Food Emporium Trading Company brand, and low-cost Food Basics alternative. Woman's Day What became Woman's Day was started by A&P in 1931, as a free leaflet with menus. In 1937, it was expanded into a magazine that was sold exclusively in A&P stores, for 5 cents. Circulation reached 3 million in 1944 and 4 million by 1958, when the magazine was sold to Fawcett Publications. In arts, entertainment, and media The 1981 song "Christmas Wrapping" by "The Waitresses" contains the lyric "A&P has provided me with the world's smallest turkey." From 1924 to 1936, A&P was the sponsor of the musical radio show The A&P Gypsies. A&P was also a long-time sponsor of Kate Smith's radio program; the popular singer became an A&P spokesperson, attending store openings around the country. In the 1951 Popeye short "Vacation With Play", the two squirrels in the cartoon originally spoke a transcribed radio announcement for an A&P advertisement on Jane Parker's Donuts. It can be heard only if slowing down the cartoon. Jane Parker is the name A&P used when selling their own line of baked goods such as doughnuts and cookies. The store is the setting for John Updike's 1961 short story, "A&P". A&P partnered with the Lifetime Network to produce the food-reality series Supermarket Superstar in 2013. In the 2001 book Good to Great, A&P was one of the companies examined against its rival Kroger. In 2007 A&P was the location where rap song, Produce Paradise, was filmed by brothers Mark and Matt D'Avella. A&P settled a lawsuit out of court. In the 2009 episode of Mad Men, "The Arrangements", a police officer notifies Betty Draper that her father has passed away, telling her: "He collapsed in line at the A&P." In the 2004 episode of Without a Trace, "Wannabe", Emily Levine says to a classmate, in reference to her (Emily) friend Brandee's mom writing her history report, "Well at least her mom doesn't work at the checkout counter at the A&P." In the 2022 Netflix exclusive adaptation of Don DeLillo's 1985 novel White Noise, A&P figured prominently as the characters grocery of choice. Most dramatically at the beginning of the final credits. See also List of supermarket chains in the United States Retail apocalypse List of retailers affected by the retail apocalypse References