High street giant Primark has confirmed it will reopen all 153 of its stores in England on Monday with “rigorous health and safety measures” in place.
Primark said it would be putting in place “strict social distancing protocols”, providing personal protective equipment for employees and customers, and increase in-store cleaning.
The retailer confirmed Retail Week’s report that it would not be marking the reopening of stores with any sales or special offers.
Customer numbers in-store will be limited, store layouts have been redesigned and the queuing systems reconfigured, and all fitting rooms, customer toilets, cafés and beauty concessions have been temporarily closed.
In terms of spacing out customers and staff, every other till will be closed, hand sanitiser stations will be available throughout the shop floor and face masks and gloves will be made available to staff who want them.
All stores have been deep cleaned ahead of reopening and the frequency of cleaning throughout the day in stores has been increased.
Primark chief executive Paul Marchant said: “We have really missed our customers and we are delighted to be back on June 15 and able to provide them with the quality, affordable products they love from Primark.
“While it might take a little longer to get into a store, once inside, customers will find all their favourite Primark products and plenty of choice as well. We have worked hard to make sure that clear signage and extra help will be there to guide them through the changes we have made to allow for social distancing.
“We are also asking customers to respect the measures we have put in place to ensure shopping at Primark is an enjoyable, safe experience for everyone”.
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