{"id":166446,"date":"2020-05-25T19:54:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-25T19:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theindustry.fashion\/retailers-across-england-can-open-next-month-if-guidelines-met-pm-announces\/"},"modified":"2021-08-06T12:05:51","modified_gmt":"2021-08-06T12:05:51","slug":"retailers-across-england-can-open-next-month-if-guidelines-met-pm-announces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theindustry.fashion\/retailers-across-england-can-open-next-month-if-guidelines-met-pm-announces\/","title":{"rendered":"Retailers across England can open next month if guidelines met, PM announces"},"content":{"rendered":"
All shops across England will be able to open next month if they can meet the coronavirus guidelines to protect shoppers and workers,<\/strong> Boris Johnson has announced.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Prime Minister said outdoor markets and car showrooms would be able to open from June 1 if they are safe to do so.<\/p>\n All other non-essential retailers \u2013 such as those selling clothes and books \u2013 will be allowed to open from 15 June,<\/strong> provided the guidelines are met along with the Government\u2019s five tests for easing the lockdown.<\/p>\n Johnson told the daily Downing Street press conference that the risk of transmission is lower in outdoor areas, where social distancing can be easier to enforce.<\/strong><\/p>\n Earlier this month, garden centres were permitted to reopen in England, Wales and Northern Ireland as part of the easing of coronavirus lockdown restrictions.<\/p>\n The Prime Minister said: \u201cWe will set out our formal assessment of the five tests that we set for adjusting the lockdown later this week<\/strong> as part of the three-weekly review we are legally required to undertake by Thursday.<\/p>\n \u201cBut because of the progress we are making I can, with confidence, put the British people on notice of the changes we intend to introduce<\/strong> as we move to step two.\u201d<\/p>\n