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Tops Friendly Markets celebrated a grand re-opening of the former P&C store under the Tops brand banner in the Hartwick Commons Tuesday morning. It marks the second grand re-opening of a supermarket under new management in the Cooperstown area in the last month. In July, the former Great American store on Chestnut Street in Cooperstown reopened as a Price Chopper store.
The Hartwick Commons P&C store was part of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court-approved acquisition of a majority of Penn Traffic’s assets by Tops that was completed on January 29. The name change of the store to Tops Friendly Markets was included in a rebranding effort announced in early May in which former stores owned by Penn Traffic _ Quality Markets, P&C and BiLo _ would be changed to Tops by the end of the year.
Hartwick Seminary store associate Maribeth Druse kicked off the ceremony by singing the National Anthem.
Store manager Dennis DiMartin said he wanted to ``thank the entire community for opening its arms to Tops.’’
He said customers will enjoy more selection and great value in Tops brand products.
The company, he said, supports the communities it serves and presented five checks _ each in the amount of $500 _ to local not-forprofit organizations. Donations were made to Hartwick Fire Department Company 2, Cooperstown Food Bank, Boy Scout Troop 1254, Brookwood School and the Susquehanna SPCA through the company’s ``Living Here, Giving Here’’ community partnership program.
``The entire Tops team has worked very hard to ensure that our Cooperstown store customers will have a more enjoyable shopping experience as they see the many changes in the setting, amenities, friendly service and promotional grocery items that our neighborhood store will offer,’’ said Frank Curci, Tops’ president and CEO. ``And we want to be active members of the local community.’’
Curci said the store has served the community for 16 years and Tops is proud to continue that tradition.
In addition to a wider variety and selection of national and corporate brand products, Curci announced that store customers will also see a more modern store by the end of 2010 once renovations throughout the entire store take place.
Those renovations will include new signage and interior decor package, parking lot improvements, the addition of a Tim Horton’s coffee self-serve kiosk and upgrades to associate break rooms and customer restrooms.
Tim Horton’s originated in Canada and is named for a former professional hockey player. The 31,000 square foot store employees 72 associates.
According to a media release, the improvements planned for each store are part of an overall two-year, $90 million company-wide capital investment program. Senator James Seward, of Milford said that the bankruptcy of P&C was a real potential blow to the immediate area and he appreciated Tops investment in this area.
``This is my local market,’’ he said. ``I can tell by the donations made here this morning that Tops will be a great corporate citizen.’’
``We welcome Tops Market to our township,’’ said Hartwick Town Supervisor Pat Ryan, adding that she appreciated the company’s support of the fire department.
``I plan to support this store.’’
Cooperstown Chamber of Commerce President Andrew Marietta said he appreciated the company’s generosity to the non-profit community.
``It says a lot to take that step and support our community organizations.’’
The store, at 5 Commons Drive, is open from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Tops Markets, LLC, is headquartered in Williamsville, NY and operates 131 full-service supermarkets – 126 company-owned and five franchise locations.
With more than 13,000 associates, Tops is a leading full-service grocery retailer in upstate New York and northern Pennsylvania, according to a company media release.
For more information about Tops Markets, visit the company’s website at www.topsmarkets.com.
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TOPS MARKETS CEO and president Frank Curci, left, Hartwick Town Supervisor Pat Ryan and Senator James Seward, cut the ribbon for the grand re-opening of the Hartwick Seminary Tops store Tuesday morning. Jim Austin
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