Major adult and children's clothing store re-opens today in Milton Keynes

Matalan in Bletchley is one of 15 branches to be opened across the UK.

The store also sells household items and the re-opening comes after new government advice that homeware is now classed as a retail essential.

Social distancing measures have been introduced and these include limiting customer numbers, floor markers, in-store safety marshals and the provision of hand sanitiser and trolley cleaners.

A spokesman for Matalan said: "With our new safety measures in place, we are extremely happy to be back serving families, and look forward to welcoming our customers back into stores and our colleagues returning from furlough. We are extremely grateful to all of our colleagues for their huge efforts in caring for our customers and the business, and to our customers for their continued loyalty to Matalan."