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Jun 2020
WATCH: Shoppers feel like "we've been let out of prison"
https://youtu.be/yAWshHspUmk
Today, non-essential shops pulled up their shutters for the first time since lockdown began.
By mid-day, Harrogate town centre was filled with shoppers, many saying they were grateful to see the return of 'some sort of normality.'
Queuing lanes have been erected outside stores to ensure customers are kept several metres apart, and customers are being asked to use the hand sanitisers provided when entering and leaving each shop.
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- Knaresborough shop owners feeling optimistic as they re-open their doors.
- Huge queues outside of Harrogate's Sports Direct.
One shopper told the Stray Ferret:
But not everyone feels the need to return to the shops just yet, one woman said:
It will be a welcome relief to those whose jobs and livelihoods rely on the retail sector as they look to start rebuilding their businesses once again.
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