All Primark articles – Page 47
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Primark to face protests outside Oxford Street store
Primark will face a demonstration outside its flagship Oxford Street store in London on the eve of its second anniversary as part of a protest against sweatshop labour.Models dressed in chains from campaign group No Sweat will walk up and down a catwalk outside the store tomorrow from 2.30pm, calling ...
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Primark's value stance keeps sales on course in first half
Value fashion retailer Primark’s keen prices helped it defy the economic gloom with a 5 per cent rise in like-for-like sales in the six months to February 28.
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Primark like-for-likes rise 5 per cent
Value fashion retailer Primark has continued to attract cash-strapped consumers, generating a further sales rise.
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Primark: too close to home
Primark’s stellar first-quarter trading results have been somewhat overshadowed this week by the revelation that one of its suppliers has allegedly employed illegal immigrants in sweatshop conditions in Manchester.
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NewsPrimark first-quarter sales up 18%
Primark has revealed that total sales grew in its first quarter, as it continued to open new space across Europe.
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Primark launches investigation into supplier
Primark is conducting an investigation into one of its key suppliers after an undercover probe found illegal immigrants were being employed at just over half the minimum wage.
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Primark flagship store breaks sales records
Primark's flagship store on London's Oxford Street notched the biggest single-day sales in its history last Saturday.
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Primark hits back at War on Want demonstrators
Primark will this morning defend itself from charity War on Want's claims that workers producing its clothes face growing poverty as a result of meagre pay.
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Primark profits up 17 per cent
Adjusted operating profit at value clothing giant Primark rose 17 per cent to 233 million, with sales up 21 per cent to 1.9 billion, in the year to September 13.
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NewsShoppers pick Primark as least ethical fashion retailer
“Green” consumers perceive Primark as the clothing retailer worst at addressing social and environmental issues, a survey conducted for a national newspaper has found.
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Asda overtakes Primark for clothing sales
Asda has edged ahead of Primark to become Britain’s second-largest clothing retailer by volume.
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Primark targets 70 Spanish stores
Primark has plans for 20 more Spanish stores and is likely to take its total in the country to 70 stores.
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Primark seeks £50m in damages for distribution centre fire
Primark is pursuing compensation in the region of 50 million three years after a mysterious fire razed its Leicestershire distribution centre to the ground, destroying half its stock in 15 minutes.
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Primark sales and profits to climb
Value fashion retailer Primark’s sales and profits will be “well ahead of last year”, parent company Associated British Foods reported in its pre-close update.
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What's Next?
Next could surprise the City when it updates on its second quarter performance next week.
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Inflation shock and sales slump send FTSE 100 and retail down
A market rally on Monday was reversed as a slew of bad news broke.
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Primark on track to beat market as sector suffers
Primark was expected to outperform the fashion market again as Retail Week went to press, but its like-for-like growth is thought to have levelled out as the market slowdown kicked in.
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Opinion
Marks is no Primark – nor should it be
Sir Stuart Rose may have found himself in the unusual position of whispering a prayer of thanks to Primark today.
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Primark hit by weather
Primark sales jumped 14 per cent in its third quarter, but like-for-like sales were hit by weak trading in April.
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Primark picks C&A man for Continental move
Value fashion specialist Primark has poached an executive from European retailer C&A as it prepares for expansion on the Continent.