Drapers Retailers: Primark

Video: Primark founder Arthur Ryan collects outstanding achievement award

5 March 2010 | By George MacDonald

Famously private Primark founder Arthur Ryan stepped into the limelight last night at the Oracle Retail Week Awards.

Primark first-half like-for-likes rise 8%

22 February 2010 | By Amy Shields

Primark said that sales in the first half of the year were ahead of expectations.

Value specialists’ growth outpaces supermarkets

6 February 2010 | By Amy Shields

Primark, TK Maxx and Peacocks have led a “dramatic recovery” in the value sector between 2007 and 2009 at the expense of the supermarkets.

M&S loses clothing share to Asda, Tesco and Primark

23 January 2010 | By Jennifer Creevy

Marks & Spencer lost total clothing volume and value market share over the last year, while George at Asda, Tesco and Primark all gained ground.

Primark pledges further ethical initiatives

21 January 2010 | By Eve Oxberry

Primark has committed to ramp up its ethical trade activities following an in-depth investigation by the Ethical Trading Initiative.

The weekend newspaper round up January 16 to 17, 2010

18 January 2010 | By Eve Oxberry

A round up of the best fashion business stories from the weekend’s newspapers

Primark sales strong after international expansion

14 January 2010 | By Jennifer Creevy

Primark’s total sales were ahead of expectaions for the first quarter, up 19% on last year for the 16 weeks to January 2.

Primark mulls Westfield Stratford store

30 December 2009 | By Jessica Brown

Primark is reported to be considering signing a 70,000sq ft store at Westfield Stratford, the East London shopping centre scheduled to open in September 2011.

Primark London flagship records "best ever" day

9 December 2009 | By Lisa Berwin

Primark’s flagship store in London’s Oxford Street is understood to have had its best ever trading day on Saturday.

The weekend newspaper round up: November 28-29, 2009

30 November 2009

A round-up of the best of the fashion business headlines from the weekend’s newspapers.

Christmas spending expected to fall

17 November 2009 | By Lisa Berwin

Spending this Christmas could fall for the first time in twenty years according to retail research firm Verdict.

Higher-priced sales offset Primark’s margin decline

7 November 2009 | By Amy Shields

Sales of higher-priced product helped to offset margin declines at Primark, which notched up a 7% like-for-like sales rise in the year to September 12.

Primark like-for-likes up 7%

3 November 2009 | By Amy Shields

Primark, the value fashion giant, revealed sales soared 20% in the year to September 12 with like-for-like growth of 7%.

The weekend newspaper round up: October 31 to November 1 2009

2 November 2009 | By Eve Oxberry

A round up of the best fashion business stories from the weekend’s newspapers…

Kidswear most resilient sector in recession

2 November 2009 | By Eve Oxberry

Kidswear has been the most resilient clothing sector during the recession, according to a report from market analyst Verdict.

Portas: Primark is destroying UK indies

30 October 2009 | By Laura Weir

Retail guru Mary Portas has launched a dramatic assault on Primark and the value sector, claiming it has “bastardised” good taste and “annihilated” indie retailing.

St David’s 2 opens its doors

22 October 2009 | By Eve Oxberry

Cardiff’s St David’s 2 shopping centre opened its doors this morning.

Cheap uniforms skew Asda and Primark battle

10 October 2009

Market share figures showing that George at Asda has leapfrogged Primark to take the number one clothing volume market share spot have been branded “meaningless” by the value sector.

Primark improves commitment to living wage for overseas workers

7 October 2009 | By Eve Oxberry

Primark has made improvements to its commitment to paying overseas workers a living minimum wage, according to the third Let’s Clean Up Fashion report published by pressure group Labour Behind the Label.