Aldi has announced plans to open five new stores in 24 hours ahead of the busy Christmas shopping period.

The discounter plans to open new stores in Uxbridge, Old Kent Road and Northallerton, Pershore, on 11 December and a new store in Yate, Bristol, on 12 December.

Aldi plans to offer shoppers fresh British produce and its range of exclusive Specialbuys. Additionally, the new five stores will create around 200 new jobs in the local communities.

Jon Neale, real estate managing director at Aldi UK, said: “Opening any new store is exciting, but opening five in 24 hours, just before Christmas, will make a huge difference for customers in each of these areas. It reflects the demand we’re seeing right across the UK and the scale of our ambition as we continue to grow.

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“We’re committed to growing in the right places, with the right teams, bringing our low prices and high-quality products to even more communities.”

This move is part of Aldi’s ambition towards reaching 1,500 UK stores and expanding its reach of low-priced, high-quality products to more shoppers.

The discounter recently announced plans to open 16 new stores ahead of Christmas this year.

The Aldi stores opening on Thursday 11 and Friday 12 December are:

• Harefield Road, Uxbridge
• Old Kent Road
• North Moor Road, Northallerton
• King George’s Way, Pershore
• Link Road, Yate, Bristol