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	Tops' opening starts store battles again (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Tops was scheduled to officially open the new store at a ceremony Wednesday.
		The Berea supermarket will be open 24 hours a day and showcase Tops' new prototype, which is a smaller grocery store featuring carryout meals, a sit-down eating area, a full-service pharmacy and a children's play area.
		Tops Markets Inc. operates 124 Tops Friendly Markets in western and central New York, northern Pennsylvania and northeast Ohio, 110 Wilson Farms Neighborhood Stores in western and central New York and nine B-Kwiks in western New York.
	www.sunnews.com /news/1999/1111/stops.htm (436 words)

	Equa-Net, Inc. - News >> Industry Watch & Analysis
		Supermarket industry observers said it is difficult to predict whether such a breakup will occur, and even if it did, how Tops would be affected.
		Tops remains the Buffalo Niagara region's market-share leader and is only a slice of Ahold's international retail holdings.
		But Tops' identical-store sales fell 6.5 percent from a year earlier, dragged down in part by the performance of its northeast Ohio stores, according to the company.
	www.equa-net.com /news/ind_watch/?news=293 (741 words)

	Tops Markets LLC - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The following year, as Tops celebrated its 25th anniversary, a $196 million leveraged buyout of the company was engineered between a private investors group and Tops executives.
		A new era began March 27, 1991 as Tops, which had grown to 145 total stores and 11,000 associates, was acquired by Ahold, a major international food retailer based in the Netherlands.
		The 1990s were marked by a new growth in operations, including the 1996 merger with Finast in Northeast Ohio, expansion across New York, the construction of a new headquarters in Williamsville, NY and the opening of a 848,000 square foot (76,320 m²) distribution center in Lancaster.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tops_Friendly_Markets (1413 words)

	Supermarket's opening tops years of planning
		Of the many plans for a Tops, the most notorious among some residents, was a plan devised three years ago by local property owner Miles Carter to demolish Shore Cultural Center, 291 E. 222nd St., and build on the triangular point upon which it is located.
		Zakowicz said Tops would not release sales figures of the Neff Road store, nor would she speculate as to how the new store might affect the Cleveland store.
		Tops is one of five retail operating companies under Ahold United States of America, one of the leading supermarket operation sin the U.S. Tops currently operates 149 supermarkets, as well as 212 convenience stores under various names, in New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio.
	www.sunnews.com /news/2001/part2/1025/ETOPS.htm (817 words)

	Supermarket stores,SNIW,Discount supermarket,grocery wholesale distributor, French supermarket chain
		A new survey released today (Friday 11th November) shows that Britain's biggest supermarket is failing British apple growers by importing the vast majority of its apples at the height of the United Kingdom apple season.
		The environmental campaign group is calling on the Government to take action to break up the supermarket monopoly and to set up an independent supermarket watchdog to protect both consumer and producer interests.
		The big supermarkets are using their market power to source cheap produce around the world, pushing UK growers and local shops out of business and also contributing to climate change.
	www.sniw.fr /supermarket-stores.php (724 words)

	BBC NEWS \| UK \| Supermarket bubbly tops taste test
		A supermarket's own-label champagne has come top of a blind taste test ahead of famous names, according to a report.
		The supermarket's Premier Cru Champagne Brut NV was not the cheapest of all the bottles tried, but it came out as favourite.
		The supermarket chain admitted that a drive to use less pesticides in its food could mean more spiders turning up in bags of fruit, but denied that it was using the fl widow variety.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/uk_news/2545091.stm (312 words)

	Tops supermarket open for business (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Besides the increased choices Tops offers, he said, there were a lot of new people attracted to the store.
		The Sidney location is the 22nd former Grand Union to be converted to a Tops Friendly Market, according to a company release.
		Tops Markets L.L.C., which is headquartered in Williamsville, has 148 markets in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Maryland and northern New York.
	www.thedailystar.com /news/stories/2001/09/20/tops.html (644 words)

	Siam Future : Supermarket: Tops operator eyes hypermarket
		DUTCH supermarket chain Royal Ahold, the operator of Tops supermarket chain, plans to enter the fast-growing hypermarket business in Thailand and Malaysia, but with vastly different features as compared to the three existing operators: Lotus Supercenter, Big C Supercenter and Carrefour Hypermarket.
		Supermarket: Supermarket for the underprivileged (Sep 1, 02)
		Supermarket: Tops touts hygienic vegetables (Sep 1, 02)
	www.siamfuture.com /ThaiNews/ThNewsTxt.asp?tid=20 (1155 words)

	NFP - News: Tops pulls recalled ‘Peter Pan’ peanut butter
		Tops Store Manager Patty Bianco and Grocery Manager Paul Arrington were busy Thursday morning removing all Peter Pan peanut butter from the shelves of their Grand Island supermarket after an overnight recall.
		Tops does not carry the Great Value brand, and the Tops store brand is not made by Con Agra, Bianco said.
		Grocery Manager Paul Arrington of the Grand Island Tops supermarket removes all Peter Pan peanut butter from the shelves after a recall due to possible contamination with the salmonella bacteria.
	www.wnypapers.com /news/2007/02/d16_recall.htm (607 words)

	Apples chain to buy Tops supermarket
		Tracy Pawelski, spokeswoman for Tops' parent company, Giant Food Stores LLC of Carlisle, Pa., said she could not confirm any agreements with Cascade Management for the Sheffield Township store.
		Both Sheffield Township trustee Timothy Mihalcik and zoning inspector Jerry Sakach confirmed that the Tops store at 400 Sheffield Center is slated to become an Apples store as soon as Tops leaves.
		Tops, which announced July 6 that it would pull out of Northeast Ohio by the end of the year, says it will close all 46 Ohio stores by 3 p.m.
	www.cleveland.com /business/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/business/1165052076171230.xml&coll=2 (442 words)

	Akron Beacon Journal, Ohio, Mad Shopper Column - Science - RedOrbit
		Much of that gossip has focused on Tops Friendly Markets, the New York-based chain owned by the Dutch holding company Ahold N.V. Tops has made massive changes this year in an effort to become a leaner, smarter player.
		The former Tops stores that were converted to Martin's remain union shops, and most of the employees were retained, said Dennis Hopkins, spokesman for Tops.
		The dramatic steps by Tops are clear evidence of the intense pressure on area grocers who have found themselves in a price-versus-service war for more than a decade.
	www.redorbit.com /news/display?id=237052&source=r_science (818 words)

	Asiaweek.com \| Business: Goodbye, Shanghai \| 12/10/99
		When interviewed in October, the local manager of a TOPS supermarket in Shanghai beamed with pride.
		Shanghai was to serve as its beachhead in the mainland.
		And the TOPS outlets fitted neatly into the municipal government's "green baskets" drive to rid the city's streets of crowded wet markets in favor of hygienic indoor stores.
	www.pathfinder.com /asiaweek/magazine/99/1210/biz.grocer.html (954 words)

	Neighborhood Reinvestment
		The primary catalyst for re-investment in these and other Rochester neighborhoods was a major supermarket project.
		To attract Tops, the City of Rochester crunched the numbers to prove that full-service supermarkets could be profitable.
		In one case, the City relocated a police section office next to the supermarket to allay the store operatorâ€™s safety concerns.
	www.ci.rochester.ny.us /mayor/speeches/nreinvst/2.cfm (269 words)

	Central Retail Corporation - Our Brands - TOPS Department Store (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		TOPS Supermarket was initially launched in 1996 as a joint venture with the Dutch supermarket giant Royal Ahold.
		It is the first Thai supermarket to set up centralized distribution centers for fresh foods and dry grocery products.
		TOPS became a wholly owned Central Retail company in early 2004, and is today the leading supermarket brand in Thailand.
	www.centralretail.com /brand_en_TOPS.html (86 words)

	Father whose son urinated in a Tops bakery says 'he couldn't hold it' \| wkyc.com
		Tops also destroyed hundreds of pounds of flour and cake mix that could have been contaminated.
		The bakery manager, who has worked for several Tops stores over the years, has been relieved of his duties and allowed to resign.
		Tops hasn't said how they will address any concerns shoppers might have.
	www.wkyc.com /news/news_fullstory.asp?id=16115 (560 words)

	Customer Profile: TOPS Supermarket (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		TOPS Supermarket takes pride in being the first supermarket chain in Thailand to centralize its quality control and distribution, and to guarantee that prices charged at the registers match those marked on store shelves.
		TOPS found the solution by consolidating its two databases used for customer relationship management and the supporting operating system onto Oracle Database with Real Application Clusters on Linux, and integrating its applications with Oracle Application Server.
		TOPS looks forward to upgrading to Oracle Database 10g for even more efficient use of hardware and software resources as it builds a grid of clustered servers.
	www.oracle.com /pls/cis/Profiles.print_html?p_profile_id=100063 (681 words)

	tops - Webled.com
		[ tops offers a wide range of traditional supermarket items as well as ]...
		[ tops Supermarkets is the number one supermarket chain in Thailand, ]...
		[ tops now offers custom bracing options for tops patients, as well as ]...
	www.webled.com /tops.htm (230 words)

	Supermarkets, Grocery Stores, in Bangkok - Price comparisons, Consumer Guide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Tops Market Place (at Robinson Department Store, soi 19 ; connected to the Asoke skytrain station) is more fancy, has a foodcourt, but prices inside the supermarket are more than you would pay at Foodland.
		Salad bars at Tops supermarket operate at about 12 baht/100 grams, while Foodland gets by with pricing their salads at 7 baht/100 grams.
		Wares are somewhat higher priced than in supermarkets, but the shops are quite convenient when you need only a few items like cola drinks or a beer.
	www.thaiwebsites.com /supermarkets-bangkok.asp (1001 words)

	Pattaya Mail News
		Tops Supermarket then held its official opening on the 1st of September.
		Tops Supermarkets in Asia are also located Indonesia and Malaysia.
		Tops Supermarkets cover 2,000 - 5,000 square metres of floor space, and most are located inside Robinson and Central Department stores.
	www.pattayamail.com /371/news.htm (3433 words)

	CNN.com - 300 dead in Paraguay inferno - Aug 2, 2004
		The fire, followed by two explosions, broke out around noon (1600 GMT) Sunday in the first floor of the three-story building and blazed for seven hours before firefighters were able to put it out.
		Some witnesses said victims were not able to escape the flames because the exits had been locked, possibly to avoid robberies, a claim denied by Juan Pio Paiva, the supermarket's owner.
		Television footage showed several levels of the multi-level supermarket covered in soot, including the lower level parking garage.
	www.cnn.com /2004/WORLD/americas/08/01/supermarket.blast.int (586 words)

	uticaOD.com :: The meeting place and marketplace of the Mohawk Valley (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Every Tops supermarket east of Rochester has been sold or is for sale, Tops officials said Monday.
		Tops spokesman Denny Hopkins said it's unlikely that any stores will be closed due to their purchase.
		The remaining Tops stores are located in Western New York and in Ohio's Cleveland area.
	www.uticaod.com /archive/2005/07/26/news/5332.html (402 words)

	A brand new grocery, from Tops to bottom
		The conversion of Tops Markets stores to new operators continued Thursday as Giant Eagle Inc. opened the first of its 15 new supermarkets.
		It was the second former Tops store to reopen since the Richmond Heights Tops at 5100 Wilson Mills Road became a Zagara's Marketplace on Nov. 27.
		Two-thirds of the store's 150 employees are former Tops workers, said Bill Artman, vice president of retail operations for the Cleveland operating division.
	www.cleveland.com /business/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/business/116617524772570.xml&coll=2 (430 words)

	The Jakarta Post - The Journal of Indonesia Today
		JAKARTA: The shareholders of publicly-listed PT Hero Supermarket approved Thursday the acquisition of Tops Supermarket by the leading retailer.
		"The acquisition of Tops Supermarket will accelerate the expansion of the Hero network at a relatively low cost," president Ipung Kurnia said, adding the acquisition would particularly boost Hero's presence in Bandung and Surabaya, where Tops stores are mostly located.
		The 22 Tops stores will be gradually rebranded as Hero stores, increasing Hero's network to 111 outlets.
	www.thejakartapost.com /yesterdaydetail.asp?fileid=20030606.M11 (152 words)

	Fourth Tops Market opens
		The difference between Central Food Hall and Tops Market is in the size of the two formats, with the latter smaller at 2,000 square metrers.
		Tops Market imports products from all over the world while also emphasising fresh Thai vegetables and fresh food, said Central Food Retail vice president for marketing and public relations Phattaraporn Phenpraphat.
		This year, the company expects to add 17 Tops Market branches, of which 14 will be renovated properties.
	www.nationmultimedia.com /2007/02/01/business/business_30025654.php (265 words)

	Shoppers still favor Tops, but margin narrows - Business First of Buffalo: (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Tops' 12-point lead over Wegmans is its smallest since the Business First-Goldhaber Research Associates Poll began measuring supermarket preferences six years ago.
		A Tops supermarket in Amherst reopened under the Martin's name in April, with the same change planned for stores in Batavia, Dunkirk and Derby by the end of the year.
		Tops blankets Western New York, a strategy that has made it the region's sales leader for decades, not to mention its third-largest employer.
	www.bizjournals.com /buffalo/stories/2005/07/11/story2.html (743 words)

	ICSC Publications SCTA July03
		The company has agreed to sell its chain of 34 Tops supermarkets and one distribution center in Malaysia to Hong Kong-based food and drug chain Dairy Farm International Holdings for an undisclosed sum.
		The Tops supermarket will be rebranded as either Cold Storage supermarket or Giant hypermarket.
		The Tops supermarkets will be rebranded as Hero supermarkets, increasing Hero’s network to 111 supermarkets.
	www.icsc.org /srch/sctA/1b.htm (375 words)

	ANALYSTS FORESEE PIECEMEAL SALES OF TOPS' OHIO STORES. - Supermarket News - HighBeam Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		BUFFALO, N.Y. - The Ohio stores operated by Tops Markets here will likely be sold to multiple buyers, industry observers told SN last week.
		The chain, part of the Carlisle, Pa.-based Giant Food division of Ahold, Amsterdam, said this month it would divest all 46 locations in northeastern Ohio.
		"When you look at the Tops division, the northeast Ohio stores were the largest underperformers," Giant Food spokesman Denny Hopkins said.
	www.highbeam.com /doc/1G1-148603251.html (158 words)

	List of supermarkets - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Northern (chain of supermarkets operated by the Northwest Company in remote towns in Canada and Alaska)
		Masoutis a large independent supermarket mostly known in the North of the country
		Tops Daily (New brand and concept in May 2006)
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_supermarkets (1029 words)

	Tops to hire all 800 Food Lion staff (Retail Grocer) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Tops to hire all 800 Food Lion staff
		Tops Supermarkets would hire all 800 Food Lion employees following its purchase of the 20 remaining Food Lion stores in Thailand according to Central Food Retail Co.
		The conversions from Food Lion to Tops is expected to be completed by the end of September.
	www.retailgrocer.com /moxie/13/13_1/tops-to-hire-all-800-food.shtml (264 words)

	tops - OneLook Dictionary Search
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	www.onelook.com /?w=tops (513 words)

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