Thousands of businesses have been given the go-ahead to reopen in June, paving the way for what could be a season of sales, as retailers scramble to shift stock that has been boarded up in warehouses due to the coronavirus crisis.
Car showrooms and markets will be allowed to reopen from June 1, while fashion chains will be able to do the same from June 15.
This includes department stores such as John Lewis and Debenhams, which will join the likes of Matalan, Dunelm, Poundland and B&Q.
But what's the latest with Primark - and will the chain also be back in business next month?
Replying to an inquisitive customer on Twitter, the chain has responded to rumours that it could reopen next month with caution.
The shopper asked for an estimated date - hoping to find out if stores will follow suit sooner rather than later.
However the chain was quick to say it won't be revealing any details just yet.
"With the health and safety of our staff and customers in front of mind, our stores are closed until further notice," the tweet confirmed.
A Primark spokeswoman also told Mirror Money: "Nothing matters more to us than the health and wellbeing of our employees and customers. That is why we will only re-open our stores in the UK once we are convinced that it is safe and right to do so.
"We are closely following all safety advice from government and will treat this as the minimum standard across all our stores. We will put in place rigorous health and safety measures including a strict social distancing protocol, providing personal protection for employees and customers and increased in-store cleaning.
"Of course, this is uncharted territory for us and our high street neighbours, which is why we will continuously monitor our re-openings and our health and safety policies to ensure we are doing the best we can to help protect our people and customers, as we all continue to adapt to the new normal.”"
Earlier this month, the chain told Mirror Money it would not reopen until it was sure staff and customers could visit safely.
“Nothing matters more to us than the health and wellbeing of our employees and customers," a spokesman said.
"That is why we will only reopen our stores in the UK once we are convinced that it is safe and right to do so.
"We are closely following all safety advice from government and will treat this as the minimum standard across all our stores.”
Last month Primark revealed it had as much as £1.5billion worth of unsold stock in its warehouses, with no way to shift it, with experts predicting a sales bonanza when stores open their doors again.
Hargreaves Lansdown analyst Sophie Lund-Yates said: "This could mean bumper sales when shops reopen, as sales stickers are one of the quickest ways to shift excess items."
But bosses at the chain are adamant that doors will only open to the public again when it is safe - no matter the cost to the company.
George Weston, chief executive of parent company AB Foods, said: "Much as I would love to be allowed to reopen Primark stores across the UK, continental Europe and the USA soon, because lockdown has so harmed our business and our supply chains, I know that we must not do so until we have suppressed this disease.
"When we are allowed to reopen we must make our Primark stores safe for our staff and our customers, even if that means ensuring there are fewer people shopping at any one time and so accepting lower sales at least until the remaining risk is minimal."
He added: "In time we can rebuild the profits. We can't replace the people we lose."
