Retail Excellence has said that grocery retailers with multiple departments should shut all textiles, clothing and homeware departments and prioritise their food department.
Stressing the need for common sense, David Fitzsimons, Retail Excellence's chief executive, said that other essential retailers might curtail certain categories such as a supermarket closing ice-cream counters.
David Fitzsimons said it is now likely that we will now enter a phase where the Government, based on medical advice and economic issues pertaining to the border counties, will decree that all non-essential retail and commerce must close on a temporary basis.
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