As reported in late August, Lidl, the German supermarket chain with 12,000 stores worldwide, is opening a branch on Grand and Clinton on the Lower East Side next summer.
The coming soon sign is up, as the top photo shows. (Thanks to Roger Bultot for the first two photos in this post.)
Lidl US signed the lease for the 23,000-square-foot space at 408 Grand St. (previously a Rite Aid) on property owned by the affordable housing nonprofit Grand Street Guild.
Here's a look inside the gutted storefront going back to October (pic by Stacie Joy)...
This article tells you what you can expect from a Lidl.
8 comments:
Isn't that across the street from Trader Joe's? Why would they do that?
Lidll much more affordable. Most affordable supermarket I’ve ever been too
If I'm not mistaken, Lidl, Aldi & Trader's, are all owned by the same parent company out of Germany. But I could wrong.
Aldi and Lidl are both German but not related in any way. Trader Joe's is owned by Aldi Nord. Aldi Stores in the US are owned by Aldi Sud. While originally owned by the same family Aldi Nord and Aldi Sud are totally separate companies and managed independently. All three are technically competitors in the US market.
I think one is opening at 3rd & 31st too
Aldi Nord and Aldi Sud are owned by two brothers who hate each other.
Indeed, another one is opening at 32nd and 3rd (in the space once held by a Bed Bath & Beyond, and Gristedes before it) across from a Trader Joe's (which used to be a Food Emporium). And there's a Fairway one avenue down. It seems retailers like to cluster like this, and it is useful for customers who need to hit different stores for different things, but it does mean a bus trip for a lot of under-served residents elsewhere
the lidi district, nice
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