Primark stores located in retail parks and major shopping centres will trade until 10 pm at a minimum, with some stores trading as late as midnight. 11 stores will open for 24 hours from 7 am on December 2, right through until closing time on December 3. All other stores across England will trade until at least 8 pm on weekdays until December 23.

 

“Nothing matters more to Primark than the safety and wellbeing of its employees and customers and in line with government guidance, all stores continue to have extensive safety measures in place. This includes strict social distancing protocols, limits on the number of customers allowed in store, hand sanitisation stations on entry, Perspex screens or cubicles at tills, the use of face masks in-store and increased in-store cleaning,” company stated in its press release.

 

“We are delighted to re-open our stores in England on December 2, with longer shopping hours to give our customers more time to safely do their festive shopping. We have everything this season that our customers expect from Primark, including our famous Christmas jumpers, festive pyjamas and much, much more. All of our extensive safety measures remain in place to help ensure shopping at Primark is an enjoyable, safe experience for everyone,” Primark CEO, Paul Marchant, said in the release.