All Primark articles – Page 20
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News
Analysis: Return policies of the UK’s top 20 retailers
As John Lewis slashes its returns policy from 90 days to 35, we take a look at the models of the top 20 UK retailers.
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Video
Watch: Primark adds 31,000 sq ft to Oxford Street
Primark has lifted the curtain on an extra 31,000 sq ft of trading space at one of its Oxford Street flagships.
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News
Primark festive sales soar but margins set to decline
Primark sales jumped 11% over the golden quarter but the retailer warned that its profit margin is set to decline over the year ahead.
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News
Review of the Year: Fashion's annus horribilis
The past 12 months have been some of the most eventful ever for fashion retailers, with CVAs, administrations and the odd death threat making it a year to remember.
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Analysis
Hot or not: The highs and lows of fashion in 2016
What have been the top trends of 2016? And which factors have been turning fashion companies off?
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Gallery
In pictures: Six of the best Christmas windows
There is more to the season of goodwill than Santa, reindeer and elves when it comes to creating a window display.
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Data
Data: Top 15 UK retailers by international sales
Tesco remains the UK retailer with highest level of international sales, despite some overseas retrenchment.
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Analysis
BHS: Primark, Sports Direct, Next take on vacant stores
The controversial collapse of BHS earlier this year left 163 empty stores across the UK.
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Opinion
Opinion: Marks & Spencer bites the bullet in changed times
The recent strategic update from Marks & Spencer perhaps marks a watershed moment for a business that has been a retail beacon for decades.
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Gallery
Top of the Shops: The top 30 UK stores by design
The top 30 stores in the UK that highlight retail design at its very best, making them a top destination for consumers.
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Opinion
Analysis: How Marks & Spencer can optimise its store estate
Marks & Spencer has become the latest retailer to ask itself how many stores it really needs.
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News
Primark pledges to keep prices down for shoppers
Primark’s finance boss has vowed to offer “the best value on the high street” in the wake of rival retailers’ planned price hikes.
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News
Today in retail: Rowe upbeat despite fashion sales fall
M&S boss Steve Rowe was on fighting form when I saw him earlier today at the interim results meeting.
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News
M&S’s Rowe vows to keep prices down despite sterling fall
Marks & Spencer chief executive Steve Rowe has pledged to keep prices down for customers despite sterling’s plunge.
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News
Primark profits rise but weather dents UK like-for-likes
Primark has posted a rise in full-year profits but blamed “unseasonable weather” and “cautious” consumers for a fall in like-for-like sales.
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News
Breakfast briefing: Sainsbury's, Primark and more
Retail news round-up: Sainsbury’s pension deficit increases, supermarkets halt new store plans, Primark set for profit rise, and more
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Analysis
Spooky stores where ghosts roam the aisles
As shoppers stock up on Halloween products, we take a look at some of the haunted stores where things go bump in the night
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Opinion
Opinion: Retail success today is about teams, not command and control
It is increasingly evident that today’s best-performing companies are run by teams, and success is not just down to the CEO.
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Analysis
Analysis: How can struggling fashion retailers weather the storm?
This year has not been kind to fashion retailers with unpredictable weather, trading uncertainty and discount-addicted customers hitting performance.
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News
Primark full-year like-for-likes dip due to ‘unseasonable weather’
Primark has warned its full-year like-for-likes will drop 2% after “unseasonable” weather in the UK hurt its sales.