B&Q Reopens 61 More Stores

After B&Q re-opened 14 stores last weekend amid the Covid-19 pandemic, the DIY retailer has now decided to open a further 61 stores across the country.

Read - B&Q reopens a small number of stores on a trial basis.

A B&Q spokesperson said: "Similar to shopping at a supermarket, we’ve introduced social distancing controls at these re-opened stores. We’re strictly limiting the number of customers in store at any one time, and so customers may need to queue before entering the store.

"To further support social distancing, we have two metre floor markers throughout the store and have also installed perspex screens at the checkouts.  Only products that you can shop and takeaway in store on the day are available to customers. Our services such as kitchen and bathroom design, paint mixing, timber cutting and key cutting are not available for the time being and, at this point in time, we’re only accepting card and contact-less payments. 

"We continue to offer our Click+Collect service at  diy.com. However, it may take several days for orders to be ready, and may be temporarily unavailable at busy times. Customers can also place orders for contact-free home delivery for a limited range of products at  diy.com  too. 

"In recognition of the importance of Trade customers being able to carry out repairs and maintenance for their customers, TradePoint is available at all re-opened stores and our Trade customers are also able to purchase products online at  trade-point.co.uk. 

"We’re urging all customers to follow the Government’s social distancing guidelines, to shop responsibly only for what is necessary and to be patient whilst we give them the best possible service in the safest possible way."

Here's the full list of stores now open: 

Aberdeen 

Bamber Bridge 

Basildon 

Blackpool 

Bolton

Bury 

Cardiff 

Cardiff (Culverhouse Cross) 

Cheetham Hill 

Chester 

Chiswick 

Coventry (Brandon Road) 

Crewe 

Croydon 

Darnley 

Dearne Valley 

Derby 

Doncaster 

Dundee 

East Kilbride 

Edinburgh 

Enfield 

Erdington

Exeter 

Fareham

Farnborough 

Gillingham 

Glasshoughton 

Gloucester  

Great Western Rd 

Great Yarmouth

Grimsby 

Halesowen 

Hartcliffe 

Havant 

Huddersfield 

Ipswich 

Leeds 

Leicester 

Meir Park 

Milton Keynes 

New Malden 

Newtownabbey 

North Shields 

Northampton 

Norwich 

Nottingham 

Nursling, Paisley 

Peterborough 

Plymouth 

Queens Road 

Reading 

Romford 

Scotswood

Slough 

Solihull 

Southend 

St Andrews Quay 

St.Helens 

Stockport 

Stockton 

Sutton 

Sutton in Ashfield 

Swansea 

Trafford Park 

Wallasey 

Warrington

Washington 

Watford 

Wednesbury 

West Thurrock 

Wigan 

Yeading 

York (Hull Road)

Source: Insight DIY & B&Q

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