Nike Factory Store in Gunwharf Quays closes queue early

Photos taken this morning show people queuing to get into the shop, one of many which opened at the shopping centre today as the government eased lockdown restrictions.

This afternoon Gunwharf Quays confirmed that because of the number of people waiting to get into the shop, the queue would have to close early.

The shopping centre tweeted: ‘Please note that the Nike Gunwharf Quays store currently has a long queue, and as such will be closing the queue for today.

‘They will be open again tomorrow,we look forward to welcoming you back then.

‘Thanks everyone for your patience and support today.’

The waterfront shopping centre closed at the end of March as the country went into lockdown.

The Nike store shut on March 16, with the company saying it would close for two weeks initially to help prevent the spread of coronavirus.

More long queues have been forming outside other major shops in Portsmouth, in particular by Primark in Commercial Road.

For the latest updates as shops reopen visit our live blog – and get involved by using the hashtag #supportlocal.

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