Currys PC World in Inverness one of 32 stores across the UK to reopen from today for an order and collect service as coronavirus lockdown eases
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The Inverness branch of Currys PC World will be operating an order and collect service from today.
It is part of a second phase of stores to reopen across the country which were originally closed due to the Covid-19 crisis.
Mark Allsop, from Dixons Carphone, said: “On May 22 we opened 20 stores to operate a zero-contact order and collect service, this has gone extremely well and we are pleased to announce that we will be extending the service to 32 further stores nationwide as of today.
"With a tremendous amount of hard work and commitment from our store colleagues, we are happy and confident that we’re providing both customers and colleagues a safe environment as we roll-out this service further.
“The drive-thru order and collect service is a zero-contact way customers can purchase items online and collect them from their chosen local store, with pick-up availability ranging from an hour after purchase to the next day depending on stock.
"Once customers have placed an order, they will receive an email to say the item is ready to be collected safely.
“Over the last two weeks we have seen over 24,000 items purchased and collected from the 20 stores safely."
Top selling products have included: small screen TVs, home audio, laptops, printers and scanners, consoles and PC gaming hardware, with an average wait time of less than five minutes.
Mr Allsop said: "Customer and colleague safety continues to be our highest priority. At the stores we have implemented social distancing and hygiene measures to ensure that colleagues feel comfortable in coming back to work and our customers feel safe to visit us.
“We are following government advice on the reopening of our stores. When we do, we will be prepared to open so that our customers can shop for their important tech in-store safely and with the right measures in place."
More details on order and collect, and a full store list can be found here.
As well as the Telford Street branch other Scottish stores reopening today include: Aberdeen Berryden, Dundee Kingsway, Edinburgh Kinnaird, Glasgow Braehead, Kirkcaldy and Stirling.
