Jeff Schalk who began his career with TOPS in 1987 has recently been promoted to the position of center-store field specialist for the west region. During his time with TOPS he has grown from being a cart clerk to his most recent position of store manager which he has held for over 12 years. He was most recently the store manager for the TOPS located at 3980 Maple Rd. in Amherst, NY. Jeff was a member of the U.S. Navy for five years, U.S. Naval Reserves for an additional eight years, and studied combat engineering, damage/casualty control, and amphibious warfare before joining the TOPS team. He and his family are residents of Tonawanda, NY. Jeff is also actively involved as a volunteer with WNY Heroes, Inc.

TOPS is pleased to announce the promotion of John DiMino to store manager of the Lewiston, NY location. John started his career with TOPS in 2001 as a stock clerk and has held several positions including manager on duty, grocery manager and non-perishable manager. John is a 2007 graduate of Niagara University and he and his family are residents of Niagara Falls, NY.

### About Tops Friendly Markets

Tops Markets, LLC, is headquartered in Williamsville, NY and operates 169 full-service supermarkets with five additional by franchisees under the Tops banner. Tops employs more than 14,000 associates and is a leading full-service grocery retailer in New York, northern Pennsylvania, and Vermont. For more information about Tops Markets, visit the company's website at www.topsmarkets.com.

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