Several renowned brands in the US are reopening stores as lockdown rules are relaxed. After Columbia and Hudson’s Bay announced reopening of stores early, athletic apparel retailer Lululemon is slowly reopening its stores and welcoming the shoppers. The retailer reopened over 150 stores across North America, Europe, Asia, Australia and New Zealand on 21 May, around 200 more stores are all set to reopen over a period of next two weeks. It is ensuring all local Government and public health authority guidelines and instructions are followed while reopening the stores in a phased manner.

TJX, which owns TJ Maxx and Marshalls, too has reopened over 1,600 stores across the globe. While, the brand has reopened its stores fully or partially in 25 US states, in other countries such as Germany, Austria and the Netherlands, the stores are fully operational. Stores in the UK are still closed.

TJX will also reopen stores in phased manner following all social distancing protocols. The brand hopes to reopen majority of its stores by the end of June.