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COVID-19: High street shopping returns to England as non-essential shops reopen

Shoppers and workers brave coronavirus as retail returns for the first time since lockdown

Published: June 16, 2020 10:37 Compiled by Christian Borbon, Digital Content Editor

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Copy of 142169-01-02-1592289227967 — After three months of being closed under coronavirus restrictions, shops selling fashion, toys and other non-essential goods are being allowed to reopen across England for the first time since the country went into lockdown in March. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 2020-06-15T151620Z_467304441_RC2R9H9L83I3_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-BRITAIN-RETAIL-1592289195246 — All shops in England are now allowed to open, but with strict safety measures. Image Credit: Reuters

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Copy of 142489-01-02-1592289209838 — A shopper carries bags from Selfridges department store on Oxford Street in London. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 2020-06-15T150334Z_1914047399_RC2R9H9K2JK3_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-BRITAIN-RETAIL-1592289186175 — People walk along New Bond Street as shops re-open amid the coronavirus outbreak in London. Image Credit: Reuters

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Copy of 142486-01-02-1592289205021 — A shopper carries a variety of full shopping bags on Oxford Street in London. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 2020-06-15T150121Z_428963734_RC2R9H9442P6_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-BRITAIN-RETAIL-1592289182529 — People are seen outside a Chanel store in New Bond Street in London. Image Credit: Reuters

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Copy of 142162-01-02-1592289225316 — Shoppers walk with their goods on Oxford Street in London. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 2020-06-15T150010Z_1394049736_RC2R9H942PE7_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-BRITAIN-RETAIL-1592289179305 — People are seen outside a Hermes store in New Bond Street in London. Image Credit: Reuters

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Copy of 2020-06-15T150345Z_1519798560_RC2R9H9EWT13_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-BRITAIN-RETAIL-1592289189396 — People are seen outside a Louis Vuitton store in New Bond Street in London. Image Credit: Reuters

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Copy of 2020-06-15T151113Z_1338733879_RC2R9H9RMN57_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-BRITAIN-RETAIL-1592289192728 — People stand outside a Dior store in New Bond Street in London. Image Credit: Reuters

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Copy of 142215-01-02-1592289175175 — A shopper walks past an advertisment for the UK government's NHS Test and Trace system in Regent Street in London. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 142488-01-02-1592289207516 — Shoppers wait with bags from a selection of brands on Oxford Street in London. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of Virus_Outbreak_Britain_Shops_Reopen_73179.jpg-65732~1-1592289199306 — An automatic hand sanitizer dispensed is placed inside the shoes section at the Selfridges department store in London. Image Credit: AP

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Copy of 141876-01-02-1592289220283 — Shoppers walk past re-opened shops inside the Westfield indoor shopping centre in west Shepherds Bush, west of London. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 142203-01-02-1592289171818 — A shopper pulls down her face mask or covering to sample a fragrance in a re-opened shop Covent Garden in London. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 2020-06-15T152932Z_792563888_RC2R9H9G43KA_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-BRITAIN-RETAIL-1592289202407 — People walk along New Bond Street as shops re-open amid the coronavirus outbreak in London. Image Credit: Reuters

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Copy of 142158-01-02-1592289222827 — Shoppers sit on a ledge outside Primark on Oxford Street in London. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 141847-01-02-1592289215200 — A member of staff works behind a perspex shield at a counter inside Selfridges department store on Oxford Street in London. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 141863-01-02-1592289218052 — A customer wearing protective gloves tries on sunglasses as a member of staff looks inside Selfridges department store on Oxford Street in London. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 141635-01-02-1592289212525 — A member of staff stands by as customers wearing protective face masks shop for flowers inside Selfridges department store on Oxford Street in London. Image Credit: AFP

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