Over the past week, several of the nation's fast food chains have announced that select restaurants are re-opening for delivery.
09.04.2020 - 19:13 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Health and beauty giant Boots has confirmed that is planning to close 60 of its UK stores - despite being classed as an 'essential' retailer.
Most of the affected stores are in areas like airports and retail parks where there is virtually no footfall at the moment.
Amongst the stores affected are Boots in the Trafford Centre and Boots in The Peel Centre, Stockport.
In a statement about the decision to close some of its stores, Boots said: "We need to make sure that we have enough colleagues
Over the past week, several of the nation's fast food chains have announced that select restaurants are re-opening for delivery.
Earlier this week, we reported that B&Q had taken the decision to re-open several stores across the UK - including a branch in Stockport.
Over 1.4 million people across the UK have applied for state welfare support since social distancing measures were introduced towards the end of March in a global effort to stop the spread of Covid-19.
When lockdown was announced, a series of shops deemed 'non-essential' were forced to close in the interest of public safety.
Last week, the government changed its rules outlining what shoppers are allowed to go out and buy during lockdown.
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As a result of lockdown, fast-food fans saw many of their favourite restaurants closing, with the likes of McDonald's, Nandos, Greggs and Subway all on the list.
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