Exhibit 23.1




            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statements on Form S-3 (Nos. 333-147935, 333-80347, and 333-36225) and in the
Registration Statements on Form S-8 (Nos. 333-147808, 333-119045, 333-78805, and
033-54863) of The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc. of our report dated
May 8, 2008 relating to the financial statements and the effectiveness of
internal control over financial reporting, which appears in the Annual Report to
Shareholders incorporated in the Form 10-K dated May 8, 2008, which is
incorporated by reference in this Form 10-K/A. We also consent to the
incorporation by reference of our report dated May 8, 2008 relating to the
financial statement schedule which appears in the Form 10-K dated May 8, 2008,
which is incorporated by reference in this Form 10-K/A.


/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Florham Park, New Jersey
May 21, 2008