Primark will close all 189 outlets in the UK from tonight after TImpson Group, Pret A Manger, and John Lewis shut their doors as coronavirus panic sets in. Company owner Associated British Foods has already shut its 187 other venues across Europe and North America this week. It has also cancelled all new clothing orders … Read more
FTSE CLOSE: Premier Inn owner Whitbread’s bookings decline; Higher sales boost Primark parent ABF; Kids bikes lift Halfords By This Is Money Published: 08:21 GMT, 16 January 2020 | Updated: 17:17 GMT, 16 January 2020 Regional sales fell 2 per cent at Premier Inn’s parent company Whitbread The FTSE 100 closed down 32.99 points at … Read more
Primark owner Associated British Foods suspends shares after releasing bruising coronavirus report By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:20 GMT, 16 March 2020 | Updated: 00:06 GMT, 17 March 2020 Shares in Primark owner Associated British Foods were suspended yesterday after it released a bruising report into the effects of coronavirus on its … Read more
Primark has temporarily shut a fifth of its European stores amid the coronavirus panic as shares in its owner Associated British Foods were suspended today. The store closures in France, Spain and Austria account for nearly a third of its sales, although the budget clothing retailer is keeping its shops open in Britain for now. … Read more