Under current Scottish Government guidance, only Next's 'Home' stores are permitted to open – but when it's a hybrid store (meaning it is an integrated ‘Home’ and a ‘Fashion’ store) then the retailer can open the fashion side of the store as well.

Among the stores already open are those at Edinburgh's Straiton Retail Park and Almondvale West Retail Park.

The Next store in Falkirk will reopen its doors on 21 June.

Next has reopened seven of its stores across Scotland.

From June 29, non-essential shops will also be able to open, if they have outdoor entrances and exits.

This means Next will be able to reopen all of its stores across Scotland at the end of this month, with the exception of those situated inside shopping centres, which will have to wait until the third phase of lockdown to reopen.

There are currently seven Scottish stores that are now open:

Livingston

Dundee

Edinburgh Straiton

Kirkcaldy

East Kilbride

Glasgow Home

Hamilton

Falkirk opening on 21 June

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These are the seven Next stores in Scotland currently open - including one in Edinburgh

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