Edinburgh’s Waverley Mall to reopen with new safety measures in place

Following the First Minister’s announcement that indoor retail will be able to reopen to shoppers, Edinburgh’s Waverley Mall has announced that they will be open again from Monday 13 July.

The Mall announced its temporary closure on March 23 following guidance from the government at the time, but after nearly four months they will again welcome shoppers will new social distancing measures and hand sanitising stations in place.

As well as the mall reopening, an open air street food market named Neighbourhood opened on top of the Mall on Wednesday this week which will remain there until the end of August.

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