Covent Garden plans digital distancing initiatives

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Covent Garden plans digital distancing initiatives

By Peter Walker

09/06/20

Retailers around Covent Garden will be trialling a range of digital initiatives to ensure social distancing when they reopen next week.

Charlotte Tilbury will be offering its customers a make-up masterclass via Zoom, as well as a Click and Collect option, while Tiffany & Co will be hosting virtual product styling sessions, and Mulberry will be offering customers virtual store appointments.

The busy central London shopping destinations has been closed since lockdown was imposed on 23 March.

The entire estate will now have social distancing signage, hand sanitiser posts throughout and one-way systems implemented in high-congestion areas.

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