Plans to open four new supermarkets in Glasgow have today been revealed. 

Aldi has revealed plans to open 500 new stores across the UK, including locations in Cathcart, Springburn, Glasgow Fort and Clarkston. 

READ NEXT: Plans have been submitted to open four new supermarkets in Glasgow. 

The announcement comes following the opening of the supermarket chain's 1000th store recently. 

The move is said to be part of a two-year £1.3 billion investment into expansion and would see Aldi's UK portfolio grow to 1,500 stores.

Glasgow Times: Aldi.

Aldi UK and Ireland CEO Giles Hurley said: "Opening our 1,000th store is a huge milestone and wouldn’t have been possible without the hard work and dedication of our 40,000 incredible colleagues.

"Our popularity is growing, and there is huge demand for people to have an Aldi store near to them to increase shoppers’ access to our unbeatable prices.

“The next phase of our expansion will involve another 500 new stores over the coming years.

"It is a long-term target and is not a ceiling to our ambition to have an Aldi store close to everyone in the UK.”

READ NEXT: Journey To The East festival returning to Glasgow

The sites must meet certain criteria including being a minimum of two acres to accommodate 18-20k square foot units and at least 100 parking spaces; having prominent main road frontage; being either central or on the edge of a town centre with a population of 15,000 or more; and the location must also be at least 1.5km from an existing store.