Retailers in the UK should adjust to these 3 realities before reopening their stores post lockdown

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• Retailers in the UK should be looking to build customer confidence before reopening their stores while navigating through the Covid-19 pandemic, a survey has found.
• More than a third of consumers have stopped visiting shops except for essential items, retail-technology startup Qudini's survey showed.
• Based on consumer preferences for virtual services, the survey found that retailers in the UK should adjust to 3 new realities before they can reopen safely.
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While UK retailers anxiously await news from the government to restart business, they will have to consider 3 realities before opening doors once again, according to a survey by retail-technology startup, Qudini.

"The government is grappling with how to reopen stores in a secure way that protects the public, but if more stores reopen, this could lead to excessive queues outside of stores that could risk public safety," Imogen Wethered, chief executive of Qudini, told Business Insider.

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