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Primark to enter Middle East via Alshaya Group deal

Budget retailer Primark has confirmed plans to enter the Middle East via a new partnership with retail franchise operator, Alshaya Group. The duo, which had first announced their strategic partnership in 2024, are planning to open four stores across the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region. The openings will start with a new store at The...

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Primark to invest 40 million euros in store portfolio in Italy

Fashion retailer Primark, known for its affordable clothing and homeware, is investing 40 million euros to grow its Italian store footprint as it looks to expand across the country. The investment will see Primark opening five new stores in Rome, Biella, Perugia and two in Naples, bringing its Italian store count to 26. These new stores will...

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Primark H1 sales marginally grow as store roll out continues, offset by weaker UK market

Sales for Primark saw impact from cautious consumer sentiment in the UK for the 24 weeks to March 1, yet in other regions “good underlying growth” was largely reported by the budget retailer’s parent company, Associated British Foods (ABF). Central and Eastern Europe welcomed the highest growth in sales at 21 percent, as the company continued to...

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Krispy Kreme launches fashion collection with Primark

Doughnut chain Krispy Kreme has launched a fashion, sleepwear and accessories collection with high-street retailer Primark. The Krispy Kreme x Primark collection aims to offer items that are “comfy as they are stylish,” explains the doughnut brand, with pieces including graphic T-shirts, pyjama sets, hoodies, bags, socks, sliders and bucket...

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Primark to double size of White Rose Leeds store

Budget retailer Primark is set to carry out a “significant expansion” of its White Rose Shopping Centre store in Leeds, the site’s landlord, Landsec, has announced in a press release. Primark is set to grow its existing store from 26,200 square feet to 55,700 square feet. Work on the expansion is set to commence April 7, 2025, with completion...

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Primark CEO Paul Marchant steps down after probe into behaviour

Associated British Foods (ABF) has announced the immediate departure of Paul Marchant, chief executive of fashion chain Primark, following an investigation into allegations of inappropriate behaviour towards a woman in a social setting. Marchant acknowledged his error in judgment and admitted his actions fell short of ABF's expected standards....

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Primark unveils homeware collections with Pinterest

Retailer Primark is launching a homeware collection in collaboration with Pinterest UK inspired by the social media platform’s search data to offer trend-led ‘Cosy Cottage,’ ‘Minamaluxe’ and ‘Dainty Décor’ collections. The new collections drop this month and will feature products from spring floral crockery to soft pink frill bedding. It will be...

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Primark to finalise UK click & collect roll out by summer

Budget retailer Primark has said that it will complete the roll out of its click and collect service to all of its UK stores by this summer. From February 26, the feature was introduced to a further 18 locations, bringing its number of stores kitted out with the service to 131, nearly three-quarters of its 186 British store count. In a release,...

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Primark launches new line for people with disabilities

Giant budget fashion chain Primark launched on Tuesday a line of clothing created specifically for people with disabilities. Designer Victoria Jenkins adapted the Ireland-based chain's most sold items, including jeans, T-shirts and trench coats, to suit the needs of shoppers with disabilities who want clothes that are "not only functional, but...

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Primark cuts outlook following disappointing UK and Ireland sales

Associated British Foods (ABF), the owner of Primark, has cut its outlook for the budget retail chain as like-for-like sales in the UK and Ireland dropped 6 percent, while overall sales fell 4 percent, due to a general decline in the region’s clothing market and cautious consumer sentiment. For the first quarter, spanning the 16 weeks to 4...

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The future of fashion is interdisciplinary: What is transforming business models in the industry?

On Wednesday, Primark announced that it will open its first store dedicated exclusively to its Primark Home line in March in Ireland, the company's country of origin. This step forward in the brand's diversification strategy consolidates an increasingly established trend among the major leaders in the fashion industry: expanding their presence...

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Primark opens first Primark Home store

Fast-fashion brand Primark is going to continue to focus on the interior segment. The originally Irish company announces that it will open the first Primark Home store. Primark’s first store, dedicated entirely to its home segment, will open in Belfast from March. The store will be over 800 square metres in size. Primark’s home offering will...