Is Primark open today? Opening times, new rules and which branches are reopening revealed
EAGER shoppers have been queuing since the early hours to get into their local Primark as the retailer finally reopens most of its stores today.
But opening times do vary between branches, and might not have returned to pre-lockdown times just yet.
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Are opening times different?
It is important to check you local store to see exactly when it is open before you make a trip.
Most are operating slightly shorter hours than usual for the moment.
Along with all other non-essential retail in the UK, Primark closed all of its 189 UK branches on March 22.
Now, you can use its to see if your nearest shop is open again.
At the moment, only Primark's 153 stores in England are back to trading normally.
There has been no word on when stores in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland will follow.
Which Primark stores have reopened today?
Primark has reopened 153 stores in England
- Banbury
- Barnsley
- Barnstaple
- Basildon
- Basingstoke
- Bath
- Bedford
- Bexleyheath
- Birkenhead
- Birmingham
- Blackburn
- Blackpool
- Bolton
- Bournemouth
- Bracknell
- Bradford
- Brighton
- Bristol
- Bromley
- Burnley
- Burton-on-Trent
- Bury
- Camberley
- Cambridge
- Canterbury
- Carlisle
- Chatham
- Chelmsford
- Cheltenham
- Chester
- Chesterfield
- Clydebank
- Colchester
- Corby
- Coventry
- Crawley
- Croydon
- Darlington
- Dartford
- Derby
- Doncaster
- Dudley
- Dundee
- Ealing
- East Ham
- Eastbourne
- Exeter
- Folkestone
- Gateshead
- Gloucester
- Gravesend
- Greenhithe
- Grimsby
- Guildford
- Hammersmith
- Harlow
- Harrogate
- Harrow
- Hartlepool
- Hastings
- Hemel Hempstead
- Hereford
- High Wycombe
- Hounslow
- Huddersfield
- Hull
- Ilford
- Ipswich
- Kent
- Kings Lynn
- Kingston Upon Thames
- Lancaster
- Leeds
- Leicester
- Lincoln
- Liverpool
- London
- Loughborough
- Luton
- Maidstone
- Manchester
- Mansfield
- Middlesbrough
- Milton Keynes
- Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
- Newry
- Northampton
- Norwich
- Nottingham
- Oldham
- Oxford
- Peckham
- Peterborough
- Plymouth
- Poole
- Portsmouth
- Preston
- Reading
- Redditch
- Romford
- Rotherham
- Rushden
- Scunthorpe
- Sheffield
- Shrewsbury
- Slough
- Southampton
- Southend-on-Sea
- Southport
- Stafford
- Staines-upon-Thames
- Stevenage
- Stirling
- Stockport
- Stoke-On-Trent
- Stratford
- Sunderland
- Sutton
- Swindon
- Taunton
- Telford
- Torquay
- Truro
- Uxbridge
- Wakefield
- Wallasey
- Walsall
- Warrington
- Watford
Is there a sale on?
Primark has particularly suffered during lockdown as it has no online operation, meaning it hasn't been able to sell any products.
Lots of other retailers have launched sales to try and clear the backlog of items which haven't been sold over the past three months.
But Primark has previously said there won't be any fire sale or special discounts to try and clear its unsold stock.
What rules do shoppers have to follow?
When shoppers do venture into stores, they can expect to find fewer tills, lift queues and a new contactless returns process as Primark implements new safety measures.
Customers will be asked to sanitise their hands before they enter and must keep two metres apart while they are in the shops.
Similar to other supermarkets and retailers, Primark will also install perspex screens at its tills.
And there will be a limited number of shoppers allowed in each store at once.
Staff will be given personal protective equipment, and Primark has said it will increase its cleaning of stores, especially areas where people touch things regularly.
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