Aldi is expanding its estate and plans to open 80 new stores across the UK over the next two years.

The discounter announced a £1.6bn expansion plan , and will grow to 1,500 stores across the UK. 

Giles Hurley, chief executive officer for Aldi UK and Ireland, said: “Since we opened our first UK store more than 35 years ago, we’ve brought high-quality, affordable groceries to almost 800 towns and cities, but there are hundreds more communities that don’t have an Aldi nearby.

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“We’re more determined than ever to meet that demand, and that’s why we’re investing a record £1.6bn over the next two years, to bring Aldi prices closer to millions more customers.”

Some of the cities and towns Aldi plans to open new stores at include:

• Amersham – Buckinghamshire
• Northallerton – North Yorkshire
• Hastings – East Sussex
• Watford – Hertfordshire
• Orpington – Greater London
• Newport – South Wales
• Ashford – Kent
• Bishopbriggs – East Dunbartonshire
• Edgware Road – London
• Telford – Shropshire
• Balsall Common – West Midlands
• Willesden – London
• Driffield – East Riding of Yorkshire
• Hattersley – Greater Manchester
• Egremont – Cumbria
• Dudley – West Midlands
• Dumbarton – West Dunbartonshire
• Hanworth – Greater London
• Exmouth – Devon
• Yate – South Gloucestershire
• Malton – North Yorkshire,
• Newport – Isle of Wight
• Kentish Town – London