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The Best Market store at 560 Larkfield Road, East Northport will be converted into a Lidl store by this summer, the company announced Friday. It will be the ninth Lidl store on Long Island. Lidl bought the Best Market chain in November 2018 and has Read More …
A trade magazine reported Friday that Lidl, the supermarket chain, is raising starting pay to $15 for workers moving over from the Best Market stores. Winsight Grocery Business quoted Lidl spokesman Will Harwood as saying that Lidl had planned a starting wage of $14 per Read More …
Best Market in Huntington Station will close its doors Sunday night and reopen as a Lidl store after the new year. It’s another transition for the grocery store at 711 East Jericho Turnpike, which was previously a Waldbaum’s that was renovated to expand deli services Read More …
Stop & Shop said Saturday it is evaluating stores but hasn’t yet made a decision about the future of any sites, after Friday’s announcement about the company’s takeover of the King Kullen chain. “King Kullen Co. operates excellent grocery stores, and Stop & Shop is Read More …
A group of Best Market workers concerned about the effect of the takeover by German supermarket chain Lidl.com are expressing concerns about their future. Lidl announced its purchase of the 24 stores of the Long Island-owned chain on Nov.16, part of an aggressive strategy to Read More …
Lidl US is acquiring 27 Best Market stores in New York and New Jersey, promising changes for workers and customers. Best Market, locally owned, has been the target of a campaign to improve wages and working conditions. Best Market took over the Waldbaum’s on East Read More …