High street chain B&Q has reopened all of its stores across the UK following the coronavirus shutdown. The DIY retailer has gradually reopened 288 branches over the past two weeks, with its last remaining sites opening their doors to the public on Thursday.
Customers have flocked to its stores, resulting in long queues of shoppers after social distancing measures were put in place.
Hardware stores are among retailers listed by the Government as essential stores which could remain open through the lockdown.
However, the retailer shut its sites temporarily in order to ensure adequate safety measures could be put in place, before gradually reopening sites.