Article: Tops Markets divested by Ahold.(NEWS)

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- The prospective new owner of Tops Markets LLC has said it would keep the Tops brand name in the local market and would create up to 100 new corporate jobs. Morgan Stanley Private Equity announced on October 11 that it would acquire the Tops Markets supermarket chain from Ahold NV for $310 million. Tops Markets is the largest supermarket chain in Buffalo and operates 71 stores upstate New York and in northwestern Pennsylvania. The transaction is expected to close by the end of 2007.

According to an article in Business First Max Henderson Jr., executive vice president and general manager, will leave the grocery chain after the deal is completed. He ...

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