| Location |
(many locations around Rochester and Upstate New York) ![[WWW]](http://rocwiki.org/wiki/eggheadbeta/img/sycamore-www.png){kind=small} Store Locator |
| Hours |
| 24 hours |
| Exceptions: Closes early on Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, New Year's Eve, and closed Christmas Day |
| Website |
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http://www.topsmarkets.com |
| References |
![[wikipedia]](http://rocwiki.org/wiki/eggheadbeta/img/inter.png){kind=small} Tops Markets LLC |
Tops is the second biggest grocery store chain in Rochester. Rochesterians tend to be loyal to where they buy their groceries, be it Tops, Wegmans, Public Market, Hegedorns, Abundance Cooperative Market, or Lori's Natural Foods; opinions abound on the benefits and detriments of each. Reasons for preferring Tops include lower prices, buy-one-get-one-free meat sales, closest store, or specific reasons against the other stores; arguments against include inconsistent produce quality, long check-out lines, and poor customer service.
Does anyone know if Tops is a Rochester based company?
(Answer, from a press release: Tops Markets, LLC, headquartered in Williamsville, NY is one of four retail operating companies under Ahold USA and is a division of Giant Food Stores in Carlisle, PA. Tops currently operates 152 Tops Markets and 2 Martin's Super Food Stores. On June 20, 2005 Ahold announced it had successfully completed the sale of its chain of 198 Wilson Farms and Sugarcreek convenience stores, part of its U.S. subsidiary Tops Markets LLC.
From http://www.aholdusa.com/: Ahold USA is the regional office in the United States of Ahold, an international food provider based in the Netherlands. Ahold USAs retail operations comprise Stop & Shop, Giant-Landover, Giant-Carlisle, Tops, BI-LO, Bruno's and Peapod.
So, I suppose the answer is "No", but where it's based is either Williamsville, Carlisle PA, Landover MD (where Ahold USA is), or Zaandam, The Netherlands. What is certain is that the last time I was in an Ahold USA (not a Tops, per se) property, the jarred peanut butter/jelly blend was significantly expired, and the chewing gum purchased had the general material properties of a wooden shim. The single open cash register had a line 12 people deep, too, but it *was* a Friday night. Tops isn't that bad, really.) — RyanTucker 2005-06-05
On October 11, 2007, Ahold announced that it would sell Tops, "to Morgan Stanley Private Equity in a transaction valued at $310 million."1 This transaction was completed on December 3, 2007.2 Included in this transaction is Martin's. The newly spun-off company plans on re-establishing its corporate headquarters in the Buffalo area, where they were based until their and subsequent consolidation by Ahold.
Tops had converted, and upgraded, four of it's stores to the Martin's brand, including the Perinton Square Mall store. The new TOPS management has returned the four stores to the TOPS brand. See Buffalo Biz Journal
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2006-09-26 05:30:27 Have had no problems shopping at Tops, for the following reasons: 1) I live near one, and it's where I go if I need things in a pinch. 2) Though I prefer Wegmans for their quality stuff, the nearest one's all the way in Pittsford and I'm too lazy sometimes to drive all the way out there. —CatherineConnolly
2006-11-13 09:18:33 According to the Rochester Business Journal (Nov 6, 2006), Ahold USA is selling TOPS. It will be interesting to see what moves into Rochester to compete with Wegmans. —ScottHendler
2006-11-13 18:06:05 I have heard speculation that Price Chopper might make a move into the Rochester Market —MrPhil
2006-11-14 08:55:22 Price Chopper would a good alternative. I used to do my grocery shopping there when I lived in Albany and Utica. They are not as good as Wegman's but they are much better than Tops. —ScottHendler
2007-07-29 22:28:48 I go to the one in henrietta a lot since I work there. They seem to think that having the self-check out means they can get away with only have 2 or 3 cashiers on at any given time, so there is always a long line at the check out. Pretty annoying —JohnJoseph
2007-11-29 04:32:13 I went to the location in Henrietta on Jefferson Road tonight and saw a gigantic rat hanging out in the pizza department. I think I'll stick with Wegmans for all but emergency shopping. —SteveCaruso
2007-11-30 18:38:46 Ahold has sold Tops to Morgan Stanley Private Equity. http://www.reuters.com/article/consumerproducts-SP/idUSL115947020071012 —JasonHaremza
