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ASDA has announced plans to open 24 new Express stores in Scotland, with the first opening next week. The supermarket giant revealed plans to open the new stores across all shelves in the United Kingdom - following its acquisition of 132 Co-op stores last year for £438 million. 1 One of the new Asda Express stores opening up in Manchester City Centre The first Asda Express will open in Glasgow on December 12. A further 23 shops will open in Scotland in the coming weeks following Asda taking over the Co-op. The newly converted stores will stock up to 3,000 branded and own-label products including ‘top up’ essential items such as milk and bread. It will also open an additional 310 stores in England and 22 in Wales in the coming weeks. Read More Money News TOTAL RECALL Urgent recall of common appliance sold at Tesco, Lidl & Asda over safety fears BIT LUCKY I bought into Bitcoin at just 12 & became the world’s youngest crypto millionaire An Asda spokesperson said: “This acceleration into convenience plays a key role in our ambition to grow our share and become the number two supermarket in the UK . “We look forward to bringing Asda’s great-value fuel and groceries to more communities across the UK as we continue our rollout in the coming months.” Meanwhile Aldi has confirmed that stores across Scotland will be closed for two days over Christmas. The supermarket giant said shops will be shut on Christmas Day and Boxing Day this year to give staff some time off over the festive period. Most read in Money OUT ON THE TOWN Scottish city named among worst in the UK for a festive night out 'GOLDEN GOOSE' Workers stunned after finding ultra rare £1500 coin in charity tin METER MADE Gasman from deprived Scots area to net £51m from company he started in his attic LUCKY DRAW I was homeless after my landlord put the rent up... now I've won a £5m house From Monday, December 18 to Saturday December 23, shoppers can visit Aldi stores between 8am and 10pm to pick up everything they need to celebrate Christmas. On Christmas Eve, stores will be open from 8am until 6pm. Stores will reopen from 8am to 8pm on December 27 until December 30. Shoppers also have until 6pm on Hogmanay to purchase any last-minute food and drink to see in the New Year. Stores will then be closed on New Year’s Day. Customers are urged to check their local stores opening times just to be safe. We pay for your stories and videos! Do you have a story or video for The Scottish Sun? Email us at [email protected] or call 0141 420 520
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