After what seemed like a very long three-and-a-half months, shops across the UK are finally welcoming back customers, as Covid-19 rules were eased to allow non-essential retail to reopen.
Hopefully, this is the last time that retailers will be forced to close their doors, with the vaccine roll-out going well and all of the lines on the government’s charts going in the right direction.
The improving situation also means we can start to look forward to returning to physical industry events when other restrictions are, hopefully, relaxed in the summer. The Creative Design & Display Connections event in September and the Creative Retail Awards in October are both set to go ahead, and we look forward to catching up with many of you later in the year!
For the moment, there’s still plenty of exciting new developments in retail, both in the UK and further afield.
