Primark
This coverage explores Primark’s strategy and performance in the UK retail sector, focusing on store operations, product assortment, pricing, marketing campaigns, sustainability initiatives, and leadership decisions. Reporting highlights how Primark balances value positioning with volume growth and operational efficiency — offering insight for executives, managers, and professionals in fast‑fashion and large‑format retail.
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Sep- 2019 -9 SeptemberEconomy
H&M battles with landlords over rents
Fashion retailer H&M is battling with landlords over rent reductions, which could potentially see property owners bear the cost of the rising number of returned clothes. According to a report from The Times, the retailer is pushing for “total occupational deals” where it discusses with landlords a sum linked to…
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9 SeptemberHigh Street
Primark expects like-for-like sales dip in FY results
Clothes retailer Primark, which is owned by Associated British Foods (AB Foods), has revealed it expects a 2% decline in like-for-like sales for the year to 14 September 2019. Despite this, sales for the full year are expected to be 4% ahead of last year at constant currency and actual…
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4 SeptemberComment
Inventive independent retailers attract cautious customers
We’ve been hit with a barrage of reports that suggest big box retail is struggling to keep up with changes to the high street. In July, the British Retail Consortium released data that found retailers experienced their worst month of trading since records began, as Brexit, consumer spending and discounting…
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3 SeptemberAdvice
Fast fashion and the role that retailers have to play in tackling it
The fashion industry has never been without its critics, but today it seems to be drowning in them. PETA’s iconic ‘I’d rather go naked than wear fur’ billboard campaign of the early nineties, when the likes of Kim Basinger, Pamela Anderson and Christy Turlington were persuaded to get their kit…
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Aug- 2019 -27 AugustHigh Street
Clarks seeking rent reductions of up to 30%
Shoe retailer Clarks has revealed it seeking rent reductions of up to 30% following a period of “poor trading”, according to a report by The Sunday Times. The report said the retailer asked landlords to extend leases on certain stores in return for reduced rent costs. A source also told…
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Jul- 2019 -29 JulyHigh Street
Primark to push for reduction in rent
Fashion brand Primark is pushing for a reduction in rents at stores, after a number of competitors have secured rental reductions via CVAs this year. The retailer is pushing for a 30% reduction in rates on stores where leases have several years left to run, and is offering to invest…
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9 JulyClothing & Shoes
Primark founder Arthur Ryan dies aged 83
Budget fashion chain retailer Primark has announced its founder and chairman Arthury Ryan has died at the age of 83, following a short illness. Ryan founded the company, then known as Penneys, in Dublin in 1969 with the news coming just days after the retailer celebrated its 50th anniversary. It…
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4 JulyNews
Primark like-for-like sales hit by ‘unseasonable’ May weather
Sales at Primark in the year-to-date were 4% ahead of last year, driven by an increased store portfolio, however this was partially offset by a decline in like-for-like sales. The budget retailer’s parent company AB Foods said its sales were “held back by unseasonable weather in May” but said it…
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May- 2019 -3 MayClothing & Shoes
Poundland to sell Pep&Co brand in 500 stores
Discount retailer, Poundland has announced it is to sell its Pep&Co clothing range in 500 more stores, after announcing its introduction to 300 of its stores last year. The latest stores to stock Pep&Co, mean that all 850 of Poundland’s UK and Ireland stores will stock the clothing brand as…
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Apr- 2019 -24 AprilClothing & Shoes
Primark HY profits surge 25%
Primark has seen its half-year operating profit jump 25% to £426m during the six months ending 2 March. Primark said the increase reflected “its continued selling space expansion and improved margins, which were driven not only by favourable exchange rates but also by better buying”. Sales at Primark were also…
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