For months, online shopping has had to suffice as shops across the nation have been firmly shut under strict coronavirus lockdown regulations.
But from today, Monday, 26 April, doors to shops have flung open and customers have been welcomed back with open arms to stores in Edinburgh.
Here are some pictures showing customers flocking to the shops on this landmark day as the country eases its way out of lockdown.
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1. Primark queues
The queue outside of Primark stretched down Princes Street and onto Frederick Street as eager shoppers make the most of the latest coronavirus restrictions easing. Photo: Lisa Ferguson
2. Staff prepped to welcome back shoppers
Retail staff across the Capital have been preparing stores over the last few days ahead of welcoming back customers for the first time in months. Photo: Lisa Ferguson
3. Princes Street filled with shoppers
Edinburgh's Princes Street has been pictured filled with shoppers queuing outside shops as restrictions on non-essential retail lift across Scotland. Photo: Lisa Ferguson
4. A break from online shopping
Customers have been able to take a break from online shopping and physically enter shops on the high street as non-essential retail reopens across Scotland for the first time after months of lockdown. Photo: Lisa Ferguson