Popular shops announce extended opening hours after months of closure.
The government has announced that retailers including Primark, Argos, John Lewis, IKEA and Zara will be open until 10pm for six days a week as the UK starts to ease lockdown restrictions.
Robert Jenrick, the Communities Secretary, has said that extending opening hours will help shoppers return to the highstreets safely when non-essential shops start to open from April 12th.
The 7am-10pm extended hours will help customers avoid peak shopping times and ease transport pressures, according to the government.
Mr Jenrick stated “To support businesses to reopen and recover, I’ve extended measures to allow shops to stay open for longer.”
“This is part of a package of support to help reopen our shops and high streets safely – backed by £56 million.
“This will provide a much-needed boost for many businesses – protecting jobs, reducing pressure on public transport and supporting people and communities to continue to visit their high streets safely and shop locally.”
