Independent Health Members find out how to save on Benecol at Tops. Visit Next Day Gourmet for all of your culinary needs. Tops Markets, LLC received approval today from the Federal Trade Commission to acquire 20 supermarkets from Grand Union.
Closing is anticipated within the next few weeks.
The stores are located predominantly in the Adirondack region of New York State, which is a new market area for Tops. Tops currently operates 126 supermarkets in western and central New York, northern Pennsylvania and northeast Ohio. In addition, the company operates 210 convenience stores in New York State under the Wilson Farms and Sugar Creek banners. Tops' parent company, Royal Ahold, was part of a consortium of retailers that bid on assets of Grand Union, who recently filed for bankruptcy. Final regulatory approval was granted today.