Although part of First National Supermarkets, the stores operate under the names of First National,
Finast, Super
Finast, and Edward's Warehouse.
WEITZ, THE OPERATING PARTNER, HAS BEEN CEO OF DUANE READE DRUGSTORES AND THE NOW DEFUNCT TODAY'S MAN, AS WELL AS PRESIDENT OF THE FORMER FIRST NATIONAL SUPERMARKETS (
FINAST) AND GROSSMAN'S HOME CENTERS.
It continued to expand through a series of acquisitions over the next 14 years, adding Ohio's
Finast Supermarkets chain in 1988; Williamsville, N.Y.-based Tops Markets LLC (whose convenience store operation it sold earlier this year) in 1991; Red Food Stores supermarkets in Tennessee and Georgia in 1994; and Mayfair, a chain operating in the metropolitan New York area, in 1995.
for First National Supermarkets, Inc., operator of
Finast stores, and later as v.p.
still ranks as the town's leading employer, with 15,000 local workers, the city's second-, third- and fourth-largest employers-Ameritech Ohio,
Finast Supermarkets and Dillard Department stores - are not manufacturers.
At Edwards, a division of Ahold,
Finast lemon pepper fillets had a better spread against Mrs.
Construction of a new 48,500-square-foot
Finast Supermarket in Bay Shore, New York, has begun, according to RAL Design Associates and Affiliates, architects and engineers on the project.
He had formerly been vice president of perishables and vice president of deli, food service and bakery at
Finast supermarkets in Cleveland.
When Stukus took over the 65,000-square-foot Tops (formerly
Finast) in December 1998, he made several changes to make the store more consumer-friendly.
is still the town's leading employer with 15,000 local employees, the city's second-, third- and fourth-largest employers - Ameritech Ohio,
Finast Supermarkets and Dillard Department Stores - are not manufacturers.
Stuffed sandwiches, positioned against Chef America's Hot Pockets, are popping up all over in private label at chains like Grand Union, Wayne, N.J.,
Finast, Maple Heights, Ohio, and HyVee, West Des Moines, Iowa.
Tops entered the Cleveland market in 1996 with the acquisition of the
Finast chain.