The former Toys ‘R’ Us site in Riverhead will soon be Lidl. (File photo)
A proposal to convert the former Toys R Us building on Route 58 into a Lidl supermarket received unanimous administrative approval from the Riverhead Town Planning Board last Thursday.
Lidl, a German discount grocery chain, purchased 27 Best Market stores earlier last year, including 24 on Long Island.
Riverhead Best Market, which totals 15,000 square feet, is located diagonally across the street from the 35,167-square-foot Toys R Us building, which had originally been proposed for a Raymour & Flanigan furniture store before those plans fell through.
The space has been vacant since Toys R Us closed in 2018, shortly after the entire chain went bankrupt.