All Primark articles – Page 29
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OpinionComment: Primark or Topshop? The two-speed store design economy
In-store screens or not? The choice is up to the individual retailer, but being half-hearted is really not an option.
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GalleryStore gallery: Primark raises the value stakes in Düsseldorf
Germany is the home of value retail and Primark’s arrival in Düsseldorf has stepped up the competition.
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NewsPrimark's Christmas jumper dominance helps sales soar
Shrewd buying and novelty jumpers drove Primark’s Christmas sales surge, as the value chain insists retailers can thrive without online.
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AnalysisIn numbers: Round-up of retail's Christmas trading updates
Dozens of the biggest retailers have updated the market on their all-important Christmas trading in the last few weeks. Here’s a glance at the headline numbers.
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NewsPrimark delivers 'excellent' Christmas with sales up 12%
Primark has recorded Christmas sales up 12% and expects its profit to be well ahead of last year, and margin higher than expected.
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NewsPrimark kicks off the New Year with fitness clothing campaign
Primark has kicked off the New Year with a fitness-inspired campaign to highlight its expanded Workout product range.
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OpinionComment: Retail lessons from Next's Christmas update
A standout Christmas performance from Next puts the retailer in line to rival Marks & Spencer’s profitability this year.
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NewsNew Look replaces Zara as most popular high street store
New Look has replaced Zara as Britain’s favourite fashion retailer, according to fashion recommendation site Dressipi.
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OpinionComment: Debenhams shares drop after supplier squeeze
Retail stocks across the board edged down over the week as the City suffered a case of nerves that Christmas trading has not fully taken off as hoped for.
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NewsIn pictures: Primark opens first French store in Marseille
Primark opened its first French store yesterday at the Grand Littoral centre in Marseille.
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AnalysisReview of the year: What retail learned from Bangladesh
Never has the supply chain been more of a priority for retailers than in 2013. The devastating collapse of the Rana Plaza factory complex in Dhaka in April killed more than 1,100 people, leading to a rethink of how retailers handle their overseas supply chains.
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AnalysisReview of the year: 2013 in pictures
From administrations and horse meat to new formats and the march of multichannel, 2013 has been a busy year for retail. Rebecca Thomson looks back at the most significant moments
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AnalysisReview of the year: 2013 - a good year for Primark and Aldi
Primark and Aldi both had great years, with soaring sales for one and rising marketing share for the other.
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AnalysisReview of the year: 2013's most popular stories
Retail-week.com’s most popular stories of the year:
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NewsBroker blasts Tesco’s ‘unfocused strategy
The biggest stir of the week was created by broker Bernstein, which blasted Tesco in a bearish broadside penned by analyst Bruno Monteyne, who previously worked for the giant grocer for a decade.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Argos, John Lewis, Morrisons, M&S and Primark
Retail news round-up December 9, 2013: Argos launches advertising agency review, John Lewis records sales up 1.8%, Morrisons cuts window cleaning to save costs, Irish M&S wokers strike over pension, Primark to grow by one million sq ft this year and the UK’s first ‘social supermarket’ opens
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OpinionComment: Why Barratts is in administration
Barratts has, to a large degree, been the architect of its own misfortune as it failed the differentiation test in a crowded sector.
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OpinionNick Bubb’s verdict: Arcadia - if in doubt blame the weather?
Sir Philip Green says the weather has been both unseasonably mild and wet recently, but Arcadia’s problems are more deep-seated than that.
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OpinionComment: Retail’s top line should rise this Christmas
Recent major headlines in retail occurred on the same day, when Marks & Spencer and Primark both revealed their latest trading results, giving an up-to-date picture of the current state of play in the marketplace.
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AnalysisAnalysis: The international footprints of young fashion retailers
As New Look lines out its ambitions to increase its international footprint, Retail Week takes a look at the overseas strategies of the retailer and fellow young fashion retailers Topshop, River Island, Primark and SuperGroup.