One of the big signs that life is starting to return to normal is when non-essential retailers can start welcoming customers in their stores again.
Since early January only essential shops such as supermarkets and pharmacies have been allowed to keep their stores open, though all businesses have been allowed to keep trading online.
Now, Boris Johnson has unveiled his roadmap out of lockdown which aims to get England returned to normal over the coming weeks.
The exit plan will be in four stages, with each stage needing to pass four tests to allow the next step to of easing restrictions to begin.
When will shops reopen?
The reopening of non-essential retail is in the second of those stages.
The second stage of Boris Johnson's roadmap out of lockdown will not begin until April 12 at the earliest, and is dependent on stage one passing four tests regarding vaccines and infections.
Non-essential retail which can open includes retail, hairdressers and nail salons.
It also includes libraries and museums.
It’s also worth remembering that social distancing and rules around household mixing still apply in these settings.
That means you will only be able to go to shops with your own household.
Most outdoor attractions and settings can also reopen including pubs and restaurants and cafes (hospitality), zoos and theme parks.
You’ll also be able to see up to five friends in a pub beer garden as soon as April 12.
The PM said: “The end really is in sight. A wretched year will give way to a Spring and Summer that will be incomparably better than the picture we see around us today.”
