Pharmacy and food shops will change their layouts in the coming days and formalise restrictions on the numbers of people who can be in shops at a given time, according to industry body Retail Excellence Ireland. It will follow what is described as the “hardest day in retail history” with thousands of shops taking the drastic step of pulling down their shutters temporarily. “Over the coming days essential retail will change. There will be significant layout reformatting of pharmacies and food stores. Please respect this guidance,” David Fitzsimons of Retail Excellence said in a note to retailers.

Source: Irish Independent March 16, 2020 17:48 UTC