All Primark articles – Page 14
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AnalysisAnalysis: What is ‘the Amazon effect' really?
The phrase ‘the Amazon effect’ brings to mind images of boarded-up shops and retail bankruptcies.
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OpinionOpinion: When Asos sneezes, retail catches a cold
When Asos sneezes, you can be pretty certain that retail has caught a rather nasty cold.
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NewsTen million people to hit the shops on 'Super Saturday'
Shoppers are poised to spend £1.65bn this Saturday, the last before Christmas.
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OpinionHow far can brands shift direction without alienating customers?
Back in the dim and distant past, C&A sold fashion in the UK and was generally reckoned to be pretty good at turning a cut-price penny.
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AnalysisIn pictures: The seven best new stores of 2018
2018 may have been marked by mass store closures, but there have also been high-profile openings. John Ryan takes a look at what’s been happening.
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AnalysisAre retailers facing a nightmare before Christmas?
With even star-of-the-sector Primark warning on “challenging” trading, it hasn’t been the best start to the golden quarter. Are retailers facing a nightmare before Christmas?
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NewsPrimark warns of 'challenging' November amid 'tough' market
Primark’s parent company Associated British Foods will warn of “challenging” trading in November at its AGM today.
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NewsBoohoo and Primark defend prices and sustainability to MPs
Fast-fashion retailers including Primark, Boohoo, Asos and Missguided defended their practices to MPs yesterday.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Who are retail's next CEOs?
Retail Week speaks to the industry’s top headhunters to find out who will be in the next wave of retail chief executives.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Primark's secret? Exacting execution
Primark’s unbeaten run continued in its latest results as the value retailer yet again beat the market, even as others crash around it.
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NewsPrimark sales and profits rise driven by the UK
Primark has posted increases in its preliminary profits and sales, bolstered by strong UK sales which defy the wider fashion downturn.
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OpinionOpinion: Bricks and mortar are alive and kicking
Lord Kirkham is unequivocal: physical stores have had their day, but not so in my book.
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NewsFashion retailers questioned by MPs on sustainability
Fashion retail bosses have been asked to explain to MPs what measures they are taking to minimise the environmental and social impact of the goods they sell.
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AnalysisMove of the week: Lyttle to leave Primark for Boohoo
There won’t have been many people beyond those in the loop to have predicted John Lyttle’s appointment as Boohoo’s new chief executive.
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NewsPrimark commits to Belfast following store blaze
Primark has pledged to re-establish a presence in Belfast city centre after its store at Bank Buildings was destroyed by a fire last month.
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OpinionOpinion: Why Boohoo raided Primark for its new CEO
If you were to appoint a new chief executive for a fast-growing pureplay retailer with a blossoming international presence, what sort of person would you hire?
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NewsBoohoo poaches Primark exec Lyttle as new boss
Boohoo has poached Primark executive John Lyttle as its new boss, as joint-chief executives Mahmud Kamani and Carol Kane prepare to take new boardroom roles.
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OpinionOpinion: Primark and JD show golden rules hold good
Retail may be changing at byte speed, but two stellar successes demonstrated this week that some of the oldest rules in the book still apply.
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NewsPrimark posts sales rise but like for likes fall
Primark’s full-year sales are expected to be up 5.5% year on year, parent company ABF said in a pre-close update.
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NewsAgenda: JLP, Morrisons, Primark, JD Sports and Dunelm
Retail Week looks ahead to the next seven days, with updates from Primark, John Lewis, Morrisons, JD Sports and Dunelm in the diary.