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In the preparations to open, in some John Lewis stores

Outdoor markets and car dealerships have been able to open in England from Monday, as the government eases the restrictions on some retail web sites, classified as "non-essential".

So, what can customers expect and what is the time plan for the re-opening of other types of sales?

to open When the shops?

supermarkets, aunt Emma shops, banks, pharmacies and petrol stations have been able to stay open during the coronavirus lockdown. But to now open

Monday, the open-air markets and car dealerships have been allowed back. The government says, to protect buyers and workers.

It says, as with a garden center (which in England at 13. May), The Risk of transmission of The Virus ", is lower in this outdoor and more open spaces".

A Car Dealership is to trust the customers of The National Association of British markets authorities, the chief executive, David Preston, is expected, however, that many of the older exhibitors will not return because of virus fears.

the furniture giant Ikea opened 19 branches in England and Northern Ireland on Monday, prompting you to wait long queues.

hundreds of people queueing for hours before the stores opened as Ikea, she asked to come prepared with ready-made shopping lists, and their own pockets.

From the 15. June, non-essential stores in England will be able to open it again.

This includes, as well as Schneider, auction houses, photography studios and indoor markets.

Among the Department stores, while the Next is open again only 25 of the 500 shops on 15 June. Primark is always closed its 190 stores, until they are "convinced that it is safe and right" to open it.

What is with the rest of the UK?

there were No set dates for the re-opening of the shops in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland , but every country has plans.

Smaller shops and markets in phase two of his lockdown easing plan.

In Wales, non-essential shops and services of your Exit Strategy .

Non-food retail stores again

open How shopping will be different? to keep

plexiglass screens on the tills and floor markings, Shopper 2m (6ft) apart to have a fixed size in supermarkets. And these measures are likely to be in other shops.

expected But some of the more unknown measures to try to stop the spread of The Virus .

the Shoe shop Kurt Geiger on the set shoes aside for 24 hours, After a customer has tried them, and Waterstones, said it will quarantine books for 72 hours, After people have touched them.

Stores have been asked to speak with the local authorities on the provision of additional Parking spaces and Bicycle racks, where possible

The Number of customers in stores is limited and Shopping Centres have already been told, you stores are responsible for the control of the queues in the public areas outside.

Do shops, you can expect a lot of customers?

The British Retail Consortium (BRC) estimates that the current block is the cost of major retailers £1. 8bn a week in lost sales, and not to expect it to open that to get the business back.

"evidence from other countries suggests that, despite an initial jump in spending in The Weeks After the restrictions are lifted, the discretionary spending are likely to be subdued, since the Corona Virus-borne pandemic," said the BRC Kyle Monk.

The British Independent Retailers Association chief executive Andrew Goodacre, believes that fewer people than in the past, shopping for, and you "will soon become tired of queuing".

He told The Bbc : "Social distancing also takes the fun and the positive experience of shopping. All of these factors mean that it will be difficult initially, and for many months After . "

When you open the hairdresser's, cafes and pubs?

Pubs, restaurants, hairdressers, hotels, cinemas and places of worship permitted to open, from 4. July at the earliest, if you can meet measures social distancing -.

But, in enclosed public spaces, such as beauty salons, where the social distance can be difficult, it could re-open "much later", depending on When the rate of infection falls.

Hospitality companies, and some other small companies may have to wait longer to open it again.

And Mike cherry, national Chairman of The Federation of Small businesses, wants the government "to offer these companies some idea When you will be able to work again".

He added: "the High streets up and down the country was largely empty, for months now, and to open while more and more companies in England may be able to soon, it may well be, not enough users to justify defined the financial and health costs.

"Until people feel secure enough to spend, small businesses are facing a long struggle to stabilize the soil. "

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Source of news: bbc.com