Penneys’ new “shop by appointment” service is already experiencing a high volume of demand, with customers facing a waiting times of two to four hours just to get a booking. The clothing retailer says its 36 stores in the Republic will reopen on a shopping by appointment basis on Monday, May 10th. However, within hours of the launch, waiting times to get an appointment had soared. Retail reopeningThe Government plans to reopen non-essential retail on a phased basis, starting next week with click and collect and shop by appointment services. “Customers can book an appointment to shop in any Penneys store next week exclusively through its online booking system at Primark.com which opened at 10am this morning,” Penneys said in a statement.

Source: The Irish Times May 07, 2021 14:28 UTC