Aldi will launch 16 new stores ahead of Christmas 2025 - including two in greater Glasgow .

The discount supermarket revealed the wave of new outlets will all open between Thursday, November 6 and Friday, December 12.

The first new local branch, on Mcgavigans Road in Kirkintilloch, opens on Thursday, November 20 at 8am and will be run by store manager John Armstrong, along with a team of 25 recruits from the community.

As the supermarket chain has a tie-in with Team GB, John and his team will be joined by gold medallist Katie Archibald to celebrate the ribbon-cutting that morning. Katie will also give away free bags of fresh fruit and veg from the store's Super 6 range to the first 30 customers in the queue.

Store head John Armstrong said: “We can’t wait to open the doors to the n

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