Shops begin to reopen as experts warn you should not be shopping for fun
Dutch NewsThe Bijenkorf department store group is reopening its seven stores from Wednesday, but customer numbers will be limited and the catering and make-up departments will remain shut. Meanwhile, some specialist food shops are reportedly benefiting from the coronacrisis as they are rediscovered by people who don’t want to go into busy supermarkets, or customers who want to eat something extra nice because they can no longer eat out. ‘Specialist shops have long been kept afloat by the older generation but now youngsters are discovering butchers and greengrocers as well,’ Jan-Willem Grievink of Food Service Institute Nederland told news website Nu.nl. Public transport As streets become busier again, Dutch railway company NS says it is to start running more intercity trains to make it easier for people to keep 1.5 metres distance. Amsterdam’s public transport company is also increasing tram and bus services slightly, while in The Hague and Rotterdam that may also be an option, broadcaster NOS said.
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