When will John Lewis reopen? Department store announces reopening date for Edinburgh and Glasgow shops

Both Glasgow and Edinburgh branches of the department store will be opening in mid July.

Retail giant John Lewis has announced that it will be reopening a further ten shops across the UK including Glasgow and Edinburgh branches on Monday, July 13.

This will take the total number of shops that they have reopened due to lockdown easing to 32, and have set safe, social distancing measures in place in each store.

Retail giant John Lewis has announced that it will be reopening a further ten shops across the UK including Glasgow and Edinburgh branches on Monday, June 13.

Each branch will have a ‘customer service host’ assigned to welcome customers while managing queues, there will be a reduction in the number of shop entrances and exits and a restricted number of people allowed to enter the shop at one time.

There will also be prominent social distancing signage, protective screens and frequent cleaning.

Hand sanitiser dispensers will be placed across the stores for customers and there will be new contactless payment limits of £45.

Bérangère Michel, Executive Director for Customer Service at the John Lewis Partnership said; “I am really pleased to announce more shop openings in the next couple of weeks, and in particular our first to reopen in Wales and Scotland.

“We continue to stick to our safe, not fast approach. We are learning as we go and tweaking our approach to give our customers and Partners the best possible experience.

“Feedback from customers is that they really enjoy being able to test and try out products such as tablets, mattresses and shoes, all in a safe environment, as well as asking our expert Partners for advice.”

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