Sheffield vape shop reopens but testers have been ditched
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VPZ on High Street has brought all six staff back off furlough to work in the premises which now have queuing lanes, plastic screens and a customer limit.
It is one of 45, of a total of 150 in the UK, opening today after 12 weeks.
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Hide AdDoug Mutter, director at VPZ, said: “It has been a long road to get the stores in a position where they are completely safe for customers and staff, but we are now in a position to reopen.
“The Sheffield staff have been amazing, and it is through their hard work that we can open safely.
“We had trialled new procedures prior to lockdown which was very helpful. They provided us with awareness of what we had to put in place in advance of reopening the stores. We now know how best to keep the staff and customers safe.
“We are now in a position where we can have a completely contactless free process, whilst still offering advice and guidance to smokers who are looking to make the switch.”
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Hide AdThe company was established in 2012 and is based in Edinburgh.
With official figures showing the economy shrank by a fifth in April, ministers are desperate to get businesses going again to stave off another wave of job losses.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he hoped people would return in ‘sensible’ numbers.