All Primark articles – Page 37
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AnalysisAnalysis: What's the best route to international markets?
As trading conditions in the UK remain tough, retailers are looking overseas for growth. We look at the potential and pitfalls of the various routes to international markets.
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GalleryStore gallery: Westfield limbers up for the Olympics
As the start of the Olympics nears, John Ryan visits Westfield Stratford City to see how retailers are gearing up for the big event.
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NewsPrimark signs deal on Milton Keynes flagship
Primark has plans to open a 90,000 sq ft flagship store in Milton Keynes.
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OpinionComment: M&S must be braver than ever
The repositioning of the food offer worked. Fashion must follow suit.
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NewsPrimark lifted by German expansion
Value fashion retailer Primark’s expanding German business is ex-pected to drive “significant growth” after its most successful store opening ever in Berlin last week.
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AnalysisMarket focus: Retail in Germany
Value fashion giant Primark has high hopes for the German market as it opens its first store in Berlin.
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NewsSales rise at Primark despite bad weather
Value fashion powerhouse Primark has posted a 16% sales surge despite bad weather leading to volatile trading.
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AnalysisConsumer insight: Gap in the over 60s retail market
The UK’s population is ageing, making the over-60s an increasingly important consumer market. Rebecca Thomson meets consumers from that generation to find out how they shop, what the industry needs to improve and which retailers are winning their custom.
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AnalysisThe changing face of fashion retail
Fashion has come a long way in 20 years, as the rise of online and Asian manufacturing drove significant change. Rebecca Thomson charts the trends that have changed the sector.
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NewsRetailers sign up to location-based deals partnership
Retailers including House of Fraser, Tesco and Primark have teamed up with American Express and location based social network Foursquare to offer customers location-based deals .
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NewsAsos adjusts prices to keep shoppers on side
Asos is sharpening its UK prices to attract young, hard-hit shoppers.
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AnalysisWhat’s in store for the high street?
After years of economic turmoil and the advance of digital, the high street is undergoing a period of unprecedented change. Rebecca Thomson considers how things might look like in a decade.
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NewsPrimark poaches M&S man for pivotal group sourcing role
Value fashion giant Primark has hired Marks & Spencer’s head of sourcing Garry Gordon.
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AnalysisDiamond Jubilee: Raising consumer spirits
Consumer spirits are low but as a summer of big events nears, kicked off by the Diamond Jubilee, retail could have a moment in the sun.
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NewsSir Philip Green and the Westons slip down Sunday Times Rich List
Primark and Selfridges owners Galen and George Weston and Arcadia owner Sir Philip Green slipped down the Sunday Times Rich List rankings this year.
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NewsPrimark considers legal action against fake store in Dubai
Rip-off merchants have opened a fake Primark store in Dubai, pirating the retailer’s image and selling lookalike goods.
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InterviewQ&A: George Weston, chief executive of Primark owner ABF
Why the value fashion giant has done well in the troubled eurozone and current thinking on multichannel.
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AnalysisTrinity Leeds: A new heart of the city
Big property developments have all but ground to a halt. Next year only one major shopping centre scheme will open – Trinity Leeds. Ben Cooper takes a tour and assesses its prospects.
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NewsPrimark profit growth to accelerate
Value fashion giant Primark expects accelerated profit growth as cotton prices fall and new space is added.
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AnalysisValue Fashion: Surviving in a tough sector
Following years of unstoppable growth, the value sector is now beset by high costs and falling sales volumes. Rebecca Thomson considers whether the hurdles can be cleared.