High street discounter B&M has reopened 49 branches that closed temporarily due to the coronavirus outbreak.
The stores will join the 660 that have remained open throughout the pandemic, after the company was named an 'essential' retailer by the Government.
The 49 branches, which B&M wouldn't name, were initially closed because they were based inside shopping centres and on small high streets.
The announcement has been made in a trading update made by the discount retailer today, which said the stores opened their doors on May 1.
Heron Foods, which is owned by B&M, was unaffected and all stores have continued to stay open for business.
B&M said stores have a range of Covid-19 measures in place to minimise the risks of infection, including screened checkouts, distanced queuing, and a "frequent cleaning regime".
The retailer also provided a discount to NHS workers during the crisis with £2million, as well as giving a £1million food bank donation.
While the government ordered the closure of all non-essential shops in March, B&M has been allowed to remain open because it sells food and medicine - which are considered essentials.
The Prime Minister has gradually been lifting lockdown measures over the past few weeks though, with garden centres and homeware stores allowed to reopen this month, and outdoor markets and car showrooms allowed to reopen from June 1.
Non-essential retailers, such as clothes shops, are allowed to reopen from June 15 but government guidance said fitting rooms will be closed and returned items will have to be held for 72 hours before re-entering the shop floor.
Fast-food restaurants have also begun reopening for takeaway orders only. They were allowed to remain open during lockdown for takeaways but many initially shut their doors while they worked out how to operate safely during the epidemic.
Hairdressers, nail bars, beauty salons, and the hospitality sector, remain closed until at least July 4.
We've got a full list of all the shops still banned from reopeing in June, here, though cinemas have said they expect to reopen a month later.
B&M chief executive, Simon Arora, said: "We have encountered exceptionally strong demand in our UK business over recent weeks.
"Customers have been coming to our stores much less frequently through the lockdown but their average spend has been much higher than normal.
"I would like to thank them for their patience and consideration in observing social distancing inside and outside our stores during this period."
