Clothes shoppers may utilize fitting rooms again after more than a year, thanks to the reopening of non-essential stores on April 12. The government issued new fitting room guidelines after encouraging retailers during the initial lockdown to keep changing rooms locked "whenever feasible" unless absolutely necessary. Now that change rooms can be reopened, retailers should follow all safety measures to protect staff and customers. In the United Kingdom, there are over 1,500 clothing shops with about 10% of them operating under different names. In April 2019, only three out of four high street chains were still trading due to declining sales caused by people staying at home during the pandemic. However, from early May 2020, some branches began to reopen with restrictions. As of July 28, 120,000 jobs will have been lost due to coronavirus with estimates putting the figure much higher. Clothing stores rely on traffic coming into their locations to stay profitable. During the pandemic, people have stayed at home, leading to lower demand for clothing and other goods. To make matters worse, many large chain stores closed their doors for a time because they couldn't afford to pay their employees while others decided to remain closed until they could find a way to survive this crisis. There has also been criticism towards the government's decision to reopen shopping centers. Some people argue that if stores cannot rely on traffic then they should have remained shut until further notice.