After more than three months of closure, shops with outdoor entrances and exits were allowed to reopen for business in Scotland. Excited shoppers were seen queuing on the rainy streets across the country as retailers threw open their doors, with crowds flocking to stores including Primark and Zara. Here’s how shops looked in Scotland on the day of reopening.
1. Primark
Customers line up outside the Primark store on Princes Street in Edinburgh Photo: LESLEY MARTIN
2. Huge queues
Shoppers wait to enter stores in the rain Photo: LESLEY MARTIN
3. Bargain hunters
Primark in Edinburgh proved to be a popular haunt for shoppers keen to pick up a bargain Photo: LESLEY MARTIN
4. Princes Street
Princes Street in Edinburgh was awash with shoppers on the day of stores reopening Photo: Jeff J Mitchell