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Flooring Awaits Detail On Essential Retailing
Coronavirus update - Tuesday 3rd November 2020
Source: The Stocklists
The new national lockdown looks set to force flooring retailers in England to close if the exemptions some took advantage of earlier in the year do not apply this time.
The Government has announced the closure of non-essential retail from Thursday, November 5. An official list has yet to be published, but first reports are making a distinction between household goods stores which must close and hardware shops which can stay open.
In the first lockdown, many flooring retailers were able to stay open or re-open early under an exemption for "homewares" but so far this category has not reappeared this time. However, further details are awaited and will be published in the next few days.