Tops Markets Cuts Search to 6

Regional grocery chain Tops Markets is considering six semifinalists to handle its estimated $15-20 million integrated marketing account.
Jan Apple, the Minnetonka, Minn., consultant handling the process, confirmed the review but declined to name the six contenders. Included are shops in the Midwest and Northeast, as well as Canada, sources said.
Executives from the Williamsville, N.Y., company will narrow the list to three finalists in mid-May, Apple said. A decision is expected by the end of May, she said.
The account had been handled by Gray Kirk Vansant Advertising and Public Relations.