A Poundland store in Liverpool that was closed due to the coronavirus lockdown is to reopen again.
Many Poundland stores remained open across Liverpool despite the lockdown, but the bargain retailer temporarily closed one in nine stores across the country back in March.
Stores that were temporarily shut included those close to another Poundland store or ones that were in shopping centres that had difficulty remaining open.
From Monday (May 18), around 30 of the closed stores will reopen, including the Poundland in Bootle.
Health and safety measures will be in place, as they are in Poundland stores that have remained open. These include:
- Marshals at the door to limit the number of customers in store at any one time
- Floor markers to help customers maintain social distancing
- Perspex screens at manned checkouts to protect colleagues and customers
- The closure of every other self-checkout to make appropriate social distancing easier
- Rigorous hygiene routines that include colleagues washing their hands every 20 minutes and key surfaces being wiped down every hour.
Poundland’s retail director Austin Cooke said: “We’ve never been prouder of our role as a retailer at the heart of communities and high streets.
“While safety has to come first, we’re delighted to be able to begin reopening hibernating Poundland stores to fully serve those communities across the UK with the essentials they need.”
