THE coronavirus lockdown has forced most high street stores to close, but some have been allowed to remain open to provide essential goods and services.
From Poundland to Home Bargains, here's the full list of stores you can still visit if necessary and their opening times.
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Home Bargains
Home Bargains stores are open as normal at the moment, and you can find your local branch here.
You can also order products online, although the retailer warned that orders are currently taking slightly longer to get to customers than normal.
Regular delivery costs £3.49, or £7.99 for large items, although if you spend more than £50 on certain items it is free.
Poundland
Poundland stores are all operating their regular hours for now, and you can find your nearest shop here.
The retailer has added more safety measures for both staff and customers, including installing perspex screens at checkouts, limiting the number of shoppers in a store at one time, and only opening some tills to keep people apart.
It is also providing staff with hand sanitiser and restocking its shelves out of opening hours to limit contact.
B&M
B&M has said that it will stay open because it stocks food and grocery, pet food and hardware essentials.
Last week it said it was prioritising food and toiletries over general merchandise to keep shelves stocked with the most essential products.
It has urged shoppers to observe social distancing measures while shopping.
You can find your nearest store here.
BIG RETAILERS OPEN TODAY
- Asda
- Tesco
- Morrisons
- Sainsbury's
- Lidl
- Aldi
- Co-op
- Iceland
- Waitrose
- Marks & Spencer (only stores with food halls)
- Boots (healthcare and pharmacy only)
- Superdrug
- Homebase (home delivery only)
- Wickes (home delivery and click and collect)
- B&Q (home delivery and click and collect)
- Screwfix (home delivery and click and collect)
- Pets At Home
- Holland And Barrett
- Halfords (auto centres only, not stores)
- WH Smith – 60 percent of stores closed
- Starbucks – still open to drive-through
Argos
Argos has closed its standalone stores, but its branches in Sainsbury’s supermarkets remain open.
The store is strongly encouraging people to order online rather than visit stores, or to pick up items when they go to buy groceries in their local supermarket.
Poundstretcher
All of Poundstretcher's stores are open as normal because the retailer sells cleaning and food products.
You can find your nearest store here.
SHOPS ALLOWED TO STAY OPEN
ONLY a small group of retailers will be allowed to stay open, they include:
- Supermarkets
- Pharmacies
- Takeaways and food deliveries
- Health shops
- Medical services – eg, dentists
- Vets
- Newsagents
- Pet shops
- Hardware stores
- Retail shops in hospitals
- Petrol stations
- Bicycle shops
- Laundrettes and dry cleaners
- Undertakers
- Banks, building socities
- Short-term loan providers, credit unions and cash points
- Storage and distribtion centres
- Post Offices
- Car rental services and car parks near vital services such as supermarkets
- Public toilets
- Car garages and repair shops
- Food banks and shelters
Halfords
Halfords stores are currently open for business, but with some significant changes to help protect people.
Customers are now not allowed into stores, but will only be allowed as far as a desk in the front entrance where they can pay for goods.
The retailer is also no longer be accepting cash payments for the foreseeable future – so you will need to have your card payment ready.
It has also suspended non-essential fitting services to focus on helping key workers to maintain their cars.
Assisted sales including bike purchase, collections and repairs can only be carried out via a booked appointment.
If you need to visit your bank, here's all the information on which branches are still open.
Post Offices are also allowed to remain open.
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