Department and high street stores were allowed to reopen for the first time in almost three months, with social distancing measures in place. Shoppers were seen queuing to enter retailers across the country, including tightly-packed crowds outside the Nike Town store on Oxford Street in London, and thousands waiting outside Primark branches in various cities. Here’s how shops looked across the UK on the day of reopening.
. RUSHDEN, UNITED KINGDOM - JUNE 15: Queues form at Primark at the Rushden Lakes shopping complex after reopening following closure due to the coronavirus outbreak on June 15, 2020 in Rushden, United Kingdom. The British government have relaxed coronavirus lockdown laws significantly from Monday June 15, allowing zoos, safari parks and non-essential shops to open to visitors. Places of worship will allow individual prayers and protective facemasks become mandatory on London Transport. (Photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)
Thousands of shoppers were seen queuing for reopened shops in England Photo: David Rogers
. Primark
Huge queues form at a Primark store at the Rushden Lakes shopping complex in Northamptonshire as it reopened. Photo: David Rogers
. Snaking queues
Shoppers in Milton Keynes wait to enter a Primark store at the MK1 Shopping Park. Photo: David Rogers
. Lines around the block
Shoppers queued around the block to enter Primark in Brighton as it reopened its doors. Photo: Mike Hewitt
. Nike Town
Tightly-packed crowds gathered outside the Nike Town store at London’s Oxford Street for its reopening. Photo: Leon Neal
. Poor social distancing
Shoppers were seen standing close together as they waited for the Nike Town store to open. Photo: Dan Kitwood
5. Poor social distancing
Shoppers were seen standing close together as they waited for the Nike Town store to open. Photo: Dan Kitwood
6. Zara
Customers follow the social distancing rules as they await entry into a newly reopened Zara store on Oxford Street in London. Photo: Dan Kitwood
7. John Lewis
John Lewis opened two of its stores in Kingston and Poole on 15 June, with 11 others to follow on 18 June. Shoppers were seen queueing outside its Kingston Upon Thames branch. Photo: Ker Robertson
8. H&M
Shoppers wore face coverings as they waited in queues to enter a H&M brand inside the Westfield shopping centre in Shepherds Bush. Photo: NIKLAS HALLE'N