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Among the Tops stores being sold to C&S are shops located in Cooperstown, Cortland, Norwich, and Owego.

A combined shortage of labor, material, and transportation has made it difficult for stores like Tops and Wegmans to keep many items in stock.

"It’s great speaking with a customer, someone who lives on the Northside, who reports that they’re no longer dependent on certain medication because of access."

Wegmans recently notified customers that two databases used for the company’s internal business purposes were inadvertently left open to potential outside access.

The 1B group, estimated at just under one million people, includes postal workers, manufacturing laborers, and others considered essential workers who risk contracting the virus at their job.

"We're both happy with what we do and none of that will change. And there'll be no attempt to close any stores."

Officials with the two companies say it will nearly double their collective footprint in the Northeast.

“Not being a chain gives us the opportunity to really listen to the community, put in the grocery store what they want in the grocery store."

Wegmans will be supplying face masks to its employees in line with federal guidelines designed to help stop the spread of the coronavirus.

Wegmans says it needs the additional off-hours to help restock and clean the stores.