I went for a walk around the Freeport Outlet in Talke with the management team to see all the work done to protect customer health and safety.
A lot of work has been done to give people confidence when they shop and it was great to hear 15 retailers have seen trade higher than the same time last year.
With the arrival of Next in the Autumn and footfall remaining good, it is important we go out and back local retailers and shopping outlets to ensure they are with us for the long term, protecting jobs of local people.