Retail spending following the end of third lockdown in the UK April 2021, by day
In the United Kingdom, following the long third national lockdown, non-essential stores reopened on Monday April 12, 2021, and with that consumers flocked to high streets to shop and enjoy the restaurants serving customers again. According to recent data that estimated the value of retail spending during the week of reopening, UK consumers were projected to spend over one billion British pounds on Saturday April 17. Overall, the estimates show that the total spending in that week would exceed four billion British pounds.