Seventy-two years ago, the courts ruled that the largest retailer in the world — The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company — violated antitrust laws, and for a very peculiar reason: Its innovations lowered prices for consumers. Consumers weren’t complaining, but competitors were. That verdict did little to stop the A&P train, until 30 years later when something else did: the consumer. There’s a lot that innovators and regulators can learn from the A&P story. …see more