A new report from UK-based card payment provider Dojo shows, the UK consumers’ online searches on reopening on IKEA stores increased by 984 per cent in April compared to February.

As per Fashion Network, consumers also searched for stores like Stores Direct, Homesense, JD Sports, The Body Shop, Waterstones and TK Maxx.

According to Dojo, one reasons for the increase in searches for Primark stores is because the retailer does not have a webstore. Matalan on the other hand, benefited from the fact that it sells school supplies, homewares and many household items, as well as fashion and Clarks is in demand due to kids returning to schools and parents wanting to wait until stores were open to find the best-fitting shoes.

Based on data between April 12 and 29, Dojo says, Portsmouth emerged as top apparel spender with £132 per person. This was followed by Coventry on just over £116, Stockport and West London on just over £106, Guildford on almost £94 and Slough and Manchester on almost £92. Meanwhile shoppers in Derby spent just under £86, in Southwest London they spent just over £84 and in Blackburn they spent almost £81.

Searches for charity shops also increased by 469 per cent while those for nail salons increased by 474 per cent.