Remember the Lowell area (also see here )? Now, it's time to return to that general area -- though this time, we're across the border on the New Hampshire side. It's time to visit Nashua and a few of its suburbs, including Merrimack, Milford, and Hudson. We'll see only a few stores over the next couple weeks -- I haven't spent a lot of time in this area -- but some good news here: recently (like, earlier this month), I got to return to Nashua for the first time in about five years and significantly expanded my collection. So you'll see some late-breaking additions to this group of stores. Over the course of this group, we'll travel from north to south, from Merrimack near Manchester down through Milford, Nashua, and Hudson. After Nashua, we're all done with New Hampshire and we move west to Vermont! FYI... July's 10th year feature has sadly been delayed because of adding stuff to Nashua, so keep an eye out for two coming in August!
LIDL Opened: March 18, 2026 Owner: Schwarz Group Previous Tenants: none Cooperative: none Location: 1730 Bedford Ave, Brooklyn, NY Photographed: July 15, 2026 Time for another new New York City LIDL! This store opened back in March, but I haven't been able to get to the area until more recently. It's really large for a New York City supermarket, at around 33,000 square feet, and it's on the second floor of a new-build development here in Crown Heights. Once we enter, the layout (and the store in general) is really straightforward and, frankly, not exciting. Produce and bakery are in the front-right corner, with cold cuts in the rest of the first aisle and meat/seafood on the back wall. Dairy and frozen are on the left side here. Except for the slightly jagged layout and the big columns, you'd forget you're not in the suburbs once you get inside this store. LIDL has a handful of other stores in progress in and around New York City, but ALDI has made a splash wi...