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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
Entertainment
Jessica Sansome

Next has announced good news for online shoppers

It really does feel like the shops have been closed forever with a trip to the high-street or your local shopping centre completely off the cards.

But this hasn't stopped people heading online to get their fashion fixes.

Unfortunately, some popular brands like Next had to close its online operations in late March due to the coronavirus crisis.

However, Next bosses have announced some welcome news for its shoppers.

The retailer will re-start its online operation from today, Tuesday, April 14, after putting extra safety measures in place to ensure warehouse staff can work safely.

A statement posted on the Next website says warehouse managers have "successfully tested opening and taking a limited number of orders" on Monday and invites customers to shop online again from today.

Bosses say they have spent two weeks "reworking" warehouse operations and have taken "lots of practical measures" to ensure that staff who want to work "feel safe, work safe and are safe".

"In order to operate our warehouse safely, we are limiting the number of warehouse colleagues working at any time, and so we will limit the number of customer orders we can take each day," the statement reads.

"We have put extra safety measures in our warehouse to ensure our colleagues can work safely for you."

Next also explained what safety measures they have introduced to keep its staff safe including: two-metre floor markings to help staff maintain social distancing, a one-way movement system and sanitising stations.

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