Lockdowns to wipe £1bn off Primark sales… but Boohoo booms

Lockdowns to wipe £1bn off Primark sales… but Boohoo booms as internet shoppers stock up on casualwear Boohoo enjoyed a bumper Christmas but Primark suffered as stores closed Primark’s refusal down the years to move online looks like a grave error  Boohoo generated £661 million in sales in the four months to December 31  By … Read more

Hordes of shoppers queue outside Primark during 24-hour opening

Hordes of Christmas shoppers were seen queuing outside Primark as late as midnight after the budget clothing store threw open some of its stores for 24 hours. Hundreds of eager shoppers were seen queuing outside Primark’s 11 extended opening hours stores throughout the night as they looked to grab essential clothes from the discount chain … Read more

Stacey Solomon visits ‘peaceful’ Primark at 4AM  

‘Took my love of late night shopping a bit too far…’ Stacey Solomon visits ‘peaceful’ Primark at 4AM after the store launched its 24 hour opening times amid lifted lockdown By Ciara Farmer For Mailonline Published: 09:47 GMT, 3 December 2020 | Updated: 09:47 GMT, 3 December 2020 She is known for her incredible crafts, … Read more

Former Primark staffer reveals the top secrets of the brand customers need to know

A former Primark employee has revealed top secrets customers need to know when shopping at the retail giant. Georgia Ponton, 20, originally from Kettering in Northamptonshire, worked at Primark during the weekends right after college, back in July 2017.  Georgia has now shared insider tips on what her experience was like, and revealed the best … Read more

Fuming mother blasts school after her daughter, 13, was excluded in row over her Primark trousers

Fuming mother blasts school after her daughter, 13, was excluded in row over her Primark trousers Maddison Buckle, 13, was excluded from Sirius Academy North on Tuesday Teachers accused schoolgirl from north Hull of ‘defiance and truancy’  Her mother Jessica, 35, accuses teachers of running a ‘military school’  By Jack Wright For Mailonline Published: 10:34 GMT, … Read more

Homeowners say they can’t sell properties because of queues on their street for nearby Primark 

Angry homeowners say they are unable to sell their properties because of huge socially-distanced queues on their street for nearby Primark Homeowners in Brighton have been left furious by ‘festival-like’ Primark queues When the Brighton store reopened on June 15, long queues have formed daily The retailer offers no online shopping so customers are forced … Read more

Primark expects sales to reach £2BN by the end of the year

Primark expects to rake in £2billion worth of sales by the end of the year since reopening its stores in June. The cheap fashion group, which does not operate an online shop, beat its sales expectations in the last quarter amid ‘reassuring and encouraging’ signs that shoppers still have an appetite for inexpensive fast fashion. … Read more

Mother-of-three captures shocking moment £1 Primark candle EXPLODED

Mother captures shocking moment £1 Primark candle EXPLODED after just 45 minutes of use as she warns the bargain glass product should be taken off the shelves Chelsea Pavey, 29, of Essex, purchased the glass candle from Primark on Sunday But two days later, the bargain product exploded after just 45 minutes of use The item … Read more

Workers at vegetable farm went to Primark and three supermarkets just days before 73 tested positive

Workers at a Covid-19 hit vegetable farm went on a shopping trip to Primark and three supermarkets just days before 73 staff tested positive for the virus. Around 200 workers are being forced to isolate in mobile homes on the site in Herefordshire. There are now fears infected farmhands from AS Green and Co on … Read more