Local Supermarket To Shut Down To Begin Lidl Transformation

EAST PATCHOGUE, NY — The new German supermarket opening nine Long Island locations will begin its transition to East Patchogue this week. The Best Market on 655 Montauk Highway will be closing down on Thursday so that Lidl can officially begin moving in.

Last year, the company announced plans to convert some of the former Best Markets, which sold over 20 of its Long Island stores to the company earlier this year, in addition to opening new stores in both Nassau and Suffolk Counties.

The East Patchogue Lidl is expected to be completed by summer 2020.

The West Babylon store was the first Best Market on Long Island to be taken over by the new chain. The supermarket on 725 Sunrise Highway opened last month.

Stores in East Northport, East Meadow, Oakdale, Lake Grove, Plainview, Huntington, and Center Moriches are also expected to open.

According to the Lidl website, the process of converting Best Market stores to the new stores will take about two to three years, with the first four new Lidl stores opening by early this year.