NORWICH – Tops Markets has yet to release its decision on which stores it will close or sell, and which will remain open for business, including the local P&C, following a 30-day evaluation of the assets it acquired from bankrupt Penn Traffic on Jan. 29.

Prior to Tops’ acquisition, Penn Traffic had planned to cease operations at the downtown grocery on Feb. 15, as stated in a November 2009 letter, in accordance with the New York State Workers Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN).

The WARN act was designed to give employees, their representatives, the Department of Labor, and the local Workforce Investment Board early warning of business closings and layoffs, and requires employers to provide 90 days’ notice prior to a plant closing, mass layoff, relocation, or other covered reduction in work hours, according to the New York State Department of Labor.