Primark

Value fashion retailer Primark was founded in Ireland in 1969 under the name Penneys, a name it still trades under in Ireland. Its business model relies on quality fast fashion at unbeatably low prices. The retailer operates over 450 stores worldwide. It does not operate a transactional website or app, though it does provide a click-and-collect service, setting it apart from other retailers. Retail Week provides news, analysis, features and opinion about Primark and the fashion sector.

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Gallery
Primark store heads into the Upside Down with Stranger Things collaboration
2025-12-11T07:00:00+00:00By Aoife Morgan
Primark is inviting consumers into the world of the Upside Down at its Oxford Street East store as it celebrates the final season of Stranger Things.
Interview
Q&A: Primark licensing director on staying culturally relevant
2025-12-11T07:00:00+00:00By Aoife Morgan
Primark has bagged collaborations with some of the biggest names in pop culture, from Netflix’s Stranger Things to Olivia Rodrigo and British institutions such as Greggs.
Opinion
‘If the government treats retail fairly, we can help drive the growth the UK economy so badly needs’
2025-11-27T16:07:00+00:00By Kari Rodgers
While yesterday’s Budget did something to take the pressure off consumers, UK retail director at Primark Kari Rodgers writes that more needs to be done by the government to help retail drive the growth it so badly craves.

More on Primark

News

Next closes in on Primark with surge in shopper purchase intent

2025-11-26T14:45:00+00:00By George Arnett

The leading fashion retailer had the biggest increase in consumer purchase intent of any major brand in the retail sector over the past month, according to data from Kantar BrandDynamics

Opinion

‘Black Friday isn’t just flawed, it’s self-sabotage’

2025-11-24T06:30:00+00:00By Stephen Springham

Black Friday doesn’t drive incremental retail sales growth, all it does is disrupt demand patterns and redistribute spend, believes property consultancy Knight Frank’s Stephen Springham

‘Primark has been good for the Westons – but the Westons have been good for Primark’
2025-11-06T16:22:00+00:00By George MacDonald
The City’s verdict after ABF mulls potential Primark decoupling
2025-11-04T16:04:00+00:00By Hugh Radojev
ABF considers spinning off Primark from wider business
2025-11-04T07:22:00+00:00By Hugh Radojev
Primark opens giant Disney shop-in-shop beside Disneyland Paris
2025-11-03T13:22:00+00:00By Aoife Morgan

Primark opens first Middle East store as it ramps up international expansion
2025-10-23T13:47:00+01:00By Aoife Morgan
Q&A: Primark trading director on shaking up denim and its first-ever TV ad campaign
2025-09-19T15:01:00+01:00By Aoife Morgan
M&S turns to Primark to appoint fashion commercial director
2025-09-16T10:43:00+01:00By George MacDonald
Primark to ‘significantly’ raise prices in the US
2025-09-10T15:26:00+01:00By Aoife Morgan

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