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Primark shopper filmed in social distancing rant as customers flock to reopened stores
A PRIMARK shopper was filmed flying into a rage during a social distancing rant as Brits flocked back to reopened stores today.
The woman can be heard screaming “they were queueing up and so was I” during a fiery exchange at the popular chain.
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Members of staff watch on as the shopper shouts at someone off camera while standing by tills in the branch, believed to be in London.
Two teenagers are also with the woman who continues to scream about “queuing up first” until the short clip ends.
The video was shared with the tweet: "Primark hasn’t even been open for 3 hours and Karen’s already arguing because she doesn’t want to social distance."
It comes as hundreds of shoppers were pictured queuing up outside branches of Primark and Sports Direct early this morning.
While shoppers were also seen bundling into Nike's flagship store on Oxford Street, with many ignoring social distancing rules.
At its flagship store in Birmingham, Primark customers were seen queuing overnight, forcing the store to open early to cope with demand.
SHOPPERS RETURN
Primark is welcoming back customers to 153 shops in England, almost three months after all "non-essential" retailers were forced to shut in March.
Similar queues were also seen outside Sports Direct, Next and John Lewis stores.
Retailers including Debenhams and Zara have slashed up to 70 per cent off to entice shoppers to start spending.
But inside stores shoppers will be banned from trying on clothes and will be encouraged to use hand sanitiser stations before entering.
Primark closed all of its 189 UK branches on March 22 - you can use its locator tool to see if your nearest shop is now open again.
Brits have been tweeting about the queues in their high street this morning, with some criticising customers for not social distancing.
At one Nike store in Oxford Circus, London, hundreds of shoppers were pictured pushing and shoving each other to get inside.
One person posted: "Queue outside Primark in town started at 6am apparently, shop doesn't open until 10."
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Another said: "I’ve literally just seen more people queue up for Primark than a Beyoncé concert."
Tweeting about the line of customers outside Niketown in Oxford Circus, one shopper said: "Good to see the queue observing social distancing as well. Not..."
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Scuffles break out at Oxford Street's Nike store as it re-opens doors
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