Shops reopening: Retailers welcome back customers after three months
Marks and Spencer will open all its shops in England and Northern IrelandPrimark is reopening all 153 of its stores in England
Many stores are encouraging customers to make purchases by contactless card payments, with limits increased to £45. Arcadia, which owns the likes of Topshop, Miss Selfridge and Dorothy Perkins, has said it will not accept cash. Harveys is the sort traditional department store where some customers come in every day, she said."We know our customers' names. We are now asking out staff to interact with them in a very different way. It's going to take some getting used to."
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