Smallest Tops Market?

The county that has been getting all the attention lately....

After visiting a rather large supermarket last week, let's peek into a supermarket that is the exact opposite. A Tops, (which would be the main competitor of Wegmans around here), that may very well be the smallest Tops in the chain. Seriously, its six aisles and it is smaller than a Dollar General. 

Why? I can only guess that Tops took over a local supermarket that was once here, though to be honest, it has more of a general store or hardware shop than a supermarket vibe to it. Either way, it is extremely odd! Though I didn't take a picture of them (heavy traffic area), this store has three checkout lanes under the drop ceiling you'll see below. You also enter the store from that area as well having to walk in front of the checkout lanes to access the rest of the store.

Aisle One

Aisle Two

Back wall of the store.

This picture is also from aisle one.

Aisle Three

Aisle Four

Aisle Five

Aisle Six

Limited Produce selection in front of Aisles Five and Six

Limited Produce selection in front of Aisles Five and Six

As for the decor of this store, I've visited a much larger location that uses the same style which will be seen in a future post. Its just interesting to see that Tops still manages to operate a store with only six aisles worth of merchandise. It does seem though that a lot of places are trying to go small to expand their presence. Tops usually operate stores at least four times the size of this dinky location. I guess the small nature of the store is also likely due to the fact that it is in a rather small town.