Aldi has extended its trial of click and collect to include its Shepton Mallet store.

The discount supermarket chain first launched its click and collect service to customers at a single store in the Midlands in September, before extending the trial to cover 18 stores last month, and now 200 more before Christmas, including Shepton Mallet.

Shoppers can choose from a full range of grocery items online, then drive to the store where their shopping is brought to their car by Aldi staff contact-free, in line with social distancing rules.

Giles Hurley, chief executive officer for Aldi UK and Ireland, said: "We know that more and more people want to buy high-quality food at unbeatable Aldi prices – particularly at the moment – and this trial has been hugely popular so far.

"By extending it to hundreds of new stores, we're making Aldi accessible to thousands of shoppers who might never have visited one of our stores before."

Customers wanting to use click and collect can visit groceries.aldi.co.uk to book a timeslot for collection in selected stores.

Orders are picked and packed by colleagues in store, then delivered to customers in dedicated parking bays when they arrive.

In September, Aldi announced it was investing £1.3 billion over the next two years, including in opening 100 new stores and upgrading a further 100 stores.