Tops Friendly Markets

Tops Markets, LLC
Tops Friendly Markets
Company typePrivate
IndustryRetail grocery
Founded1962 (1962) Niagara Falls, New York
FoundersArmand Castellani
Thomas Buscaglia
Headquarters,
U.S.
Number of locations
154 (149 supermarkets, 5 Tops Xpress stores)
Areas served
Upstate New York, Vermont, and Northern Pennsylvania
Key people
Ron Ferri President
ProductsBakery, delicatessen, meat, frozen food, kosher foods, organic foods, pharmacy, produce, seafood, florist, carryout café
BrandsVarious
ServicesSupermarket
Drugstore
Gas Stations
Revenue US$2.6 billion (2017)
OwnerMorgan Stanley (2007–2013)
Tops Management
(2013–2021)
Northeast Grocery
(2021–present)
Number of employees
14,000
ParentAhold (1991–2007)
DivisionsTops Xpress
Websitetopsmarkets.com

Tops Friendly Markets is an American supermarket chain based in Amherst, New York, that operates stores in Upstate New York, Vermont, and Northern Pennsylvania. The chain operates full-scale supermarkets. Tops is a subsidiary of Northeast Grocery, which also owns the Price Chopper and Market 32 supermarkets based in Schenectady, New York. As of May 2025, the company operates 147 stores and 59 gas station/convenience stores. It formerly operated stores in Ohio and Massachusetts.