Tops Markets Careers in Buffalo, NY

Now among the leading grocery retailers in the United States, TOPS Markets can trace its roots to a simple family store in Niagara Falls, NY in the 1920’s. Armand J. Castellani is born in 1917 in a village 20 miles from Rome, Italy. The Castellani family immigrates to the US in 1920. Ferrante Castellani, Armand's father, operates a grocery store in Niagara Falls for many years. In 1951, Armand Castellani sets out on his own to open the Great Bear Market in Niagara Falls. Thomas Buscaglia and Savino P. Nanula are also involved in the grocery business. Buscaglia as a grocery salesman and Nanula as a meat department manager. In 1960, the company opens its first modern supermarket, located at Portage Ave. in Niagara Falls. 1991 is a banner year as Tops is acquired by Koninklijke Ahold NV, a major international food retailer based in the Netherlands. In 1996, the company continues to expand, constructing a brand new $60 million Super Distribution Center in Lancaster, NY and taking over op