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Tops Markets LLC, In the Matter of

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January 6, 2012

In the Matter of Tops Markets LLC, Morgan Stanley Capital Partners V U.S. Holdco LLC, and The Penn Traffic Company

FTC Matter/File Number

101 0074

Docket Number

C-4295

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Part 2 Consents

Case Summary

The Commission reached settlement agreement with Tops Markets LLC that protects consumers from the potential anticompetitive effects of Tops’ acquisition of the bankrupt Penn Traffic Company supermarket chain. To settle FTC charges that the acquisition was anticompetitive in several areas of New York and Pennsylvania, Tops agreed to sell seven Penn Traffic supermarkets to FTC-approved buyers in five grocery markets: Bath, Cortland, Ithaca, and Lockport, New York, as well as Sayre, Pennsylvania.

Case Timeline

January 6, 2012

Commission Letter Approving the Petition of Divestiture Trustee for Approval of Proposed Divestiture to Moran Foods, Inc. (131.59 KB)

PRESS RELEASE: FTC Approves Divestiture Trustee's Sale of Tops Supermarket in Bath, New York

December 13, 2011

Commission Letter Granting Request For Extension of Time Within Which To Effect Divestiture Until March 26, 2012 (967.35 KB)

PRESS RELEASE: FTC Approves Trustee's Request for a 90-Day Extension of Deadline to Sell Tops Supermarket in Bath, New York; FTC's 2011 Report Concludes U.S. Ethanol Market Remains Unconcentrated

November 17, 2011

Petition of Divestiture Trustee for Approval of Proposed Divestiture to Moran Foods, Inc. (189.94 KB)

PRESS RELEASE: FTC Seeks Public Comments on Trustee's Proposal in Tops Markets Matter to Sell Former Penn Traffic Supermarket in Bath, New York to Save-A-Lot

September 27, 2011

Commission Letter Approving Extension of the Divestiture Period Until December 27, 2011, In Order To Accomplish the Divestiture of the Supermarket Identified in Schedule A of the Decision and Order and Located At 404 West Morris Street, Bath, New York (122.49 KB)

PRESS RELEASE: FTC Approves 90-Day Extension for Trustee in Tops Markets Matter to Sell Former Penn Traffic Supermarket in Bath, New York

July 5, 2011

Decision and Order (205.01 KB)

Order To Maintain Assets (187.8 KB)

Complaint (120.78 KB)

Commission Letter To First Group of Commenters (139.98 KB)

Commission Letter To Second Group of Commenters (133.86 KB)

Commission Letter Approving the Appointment of The Food Partners LLC As the Divestiture Trustee and Approving the Divestiture Trustee Agreement (81.5 KB)

Commission Letter Approving the Divestiture of Penn Traffic Supermarket Business Assets To Hometown Markets, LLC (128.15 KB)

PRESS RELEASE: FTC Approves Tops Markets' Application to Divest Three Former Penn Traffic Supermarkets in New York and Pennsylvania, Finalizes Modified Settlement Order

May 6, 2011

Petition for Approval of Proposed Divestitures to Hometown Markets, LLC (340.21 KB)

PRESS RELEASE: FTC Seeking Public Comments on Application by Tops Markets to Sell Three Former Penn Traffic Supermarkets in Cortland and Ithaca, New York, and Sayre, Pennsylvania

August 4, 2010

Agreement Containing Consent Orders (51.45 KB)

Decision andOrder (205.55 KB)

Order toMaintain Assets (187.8 KB)

Complaint (120.78 KB)

Interim Monitor Letter (153.42 KB)

Analysis of Agreement Containing Consent Orders to Aid Public Comment (218.02 KB)

PRESS RELEASE: FTC Order Requires Tops Markets to Sell Seven Penn Traffic Supermarkets