Queues at the reopening of the Penneys Store on Mary Street last year. Photo: Steve HumphreysSOME 275,000 people booked appointments in Penneys over the past week ahead of the full reopening of its 36 stores across Ireland on Monday. Penneys will have extended opening hours in place across every store next week to help reduce queues, spread demand and give customers more time to shop safely. Penneys CEO, Paul Marchant, said: “We’ve been blown away by the response to shopping by appointment this week from customers. Opening times will vary by store so customers should check their local opening hours.

Source: Irish Independent May 15, 2021 16:30 UTC