For many people, there was excitement for the date when Primark would reopen. Primark has no online presence, so during lockdown, many of their affordable, essential lines, like pyjamas and children’s clothes, were not accessible, and this led to long queues on June 15th when the store reopened after a three month lockdown. I didn’t go into town on that date as it happened to be my birthday, and I really didn’t want to spend most of it in a queue, I waited until last week and went into Birmingham nice and early, as I knew the store was opening at 8 a.m. Joe’s school day has now been changed,…

Non essential shops are finally allowed to open, and although there are no changing rooms open and social distancing measures are in place, it does mean that you can now physically go out and see fashion in the flesh, so to speak. Matalan were one of the first stores to re-open, as they have a large homewares section as well as clothes for all ages. This was a bit of a bonus to me as I needed to get school uniform for Joe and they had a deliver to store option, so I was able to get out, and actually walk around a real shop, one that wasn’t the Coop.…