Stopped & Topped: Cortland Tops

As this is another store to be converted to Grand Union, I feel it is necessary to showcase it before it gets converted.

All pictures were taken on July 17, 2020.

Typical 1990s-built store. But before we take a look inside, we have a cart tax to settle...

All of this is standard fare in most Tops stores, but...

Most of the full-sized shopping carts are unique ex-Stop & Shop units. One of the ones in the queue happened to have this exposed Stop & Shop logo, pictured here. However, I did not use it as it was jammed like many of the shopping carts.

This was was not jammed, but had an insert covering up the Stop & Shop logo. But here's what cannot be hidden...

That's right, this cart was manufactured in December 2006, which is fairly late for a cart of this design.

Another fairly typical cart for Tops, a 2005 Unarco M100Z. It appears that most if not all of these carts were replaced this year, as seen in the background of Random Retail's post on this store. The replacements appear to be Unarco M90ZXs with black bumpers/caps, and red handle inserts and seat flaps.

Now, to the interior!

Frozen foods, with an arched ceiling, which is fairly typical for Tops stores of this era.

So, who knows what changes C&S intends on making to this larger store when it becomes Grand Union.