Primark revenues fell 41% in constant currency to £2.2m in the 24 weeks to February 27, while its adjusted operating profit fell 90% to £43m.

As reported previously, Primark estimates that loss of sales amounted to £1.1bn in the periods where its stores were closed and like for likes were down 15% when stores were reopened due to Covid-19 restrictions.

In the UK, like-for-like performance was down 6% in the first half of the year and down 1% excluding four major city stores.