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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News
ABF ‘expected’ to make Eoin Tonge permanent Primark CEO
2026-02-26T07:01:00+00:00By George Arnett
The interim boss of Primark, Eoin Tonge, is to be appointed in a permanent capacity next month, it has been reported.
Chart of the Week
Chart: Vinted now has more customers in the UK than all but two fashion brands
2026-02-10T00:01:00+00:00By George Arnett and Aoife Morgan
Data from platform SpendMapper, shared exclusively with Retail Week, suggests that the secondhand trading platform had 17 million customers in 2025, with Next and Primark the only fashion brands with more
Data
Nearly two-thirds of major UK retailer websites had fewer visitors in 2025
2026-01-30T06:00:00+00:00By George Arnett
Changes in consumer browsing behaviour are wreaking havoc on visitor numbers to retail ecommerce websites, with nearly two-thirds of major UK retailers facing falls in unique visitors last year.

More on Primark

Chart of the Week

Chart of the week: Brits to cut fashion spend in new year budgeting push

2026-01-14T11:00:00+00:00By George Arnett

Budget-conscious Brits are keen to cut down on discretionary spending in the new year and the number one target for cutting down on budgets is fashion purchases, according to new data from Barclays.

Opinion

‘In Primark’s bleak midwinter, one guiding star gives hope’

2026-01-08T14:57:00+00:00By George MacDonald

Despite tough conditions, the UK was the standout performer as Primark’s overseas business slumped. Applying lessons learned at home internationally should help the retailer recover, believes George MacDonald

Primark reins back expectations after sales in Europe plunge
2026-01-08T07:23:00+00:00By George MacDonald
Primark launches biggest activewear range to date
2026-01-06T14:14:00+00:00By Helen Gilbert
Shake-ups, showdowns and sabotage: the stories that defined retail in 2025
2025-12-19T07:00:00+00:00By Hugh Radojev
‘Retail’s 12 gifts of Christmas – and beyond’
2025-12-19T06:30:00+00:00By George MacDonald

Ranking: Retail’s biggest winners and losers in business rates revaluation
2025-12-16T12:00:00+00:00By George Arnett
Primark store heads into the Upside Down with Stranger Things collaboration
2025-12-11T07:00:00+00:00By Aoife Morgan
Q&A: Primark licensing director on staying culturally relevant
2025-12-11T07:00:00+00:00By Aoife Morgan
‘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

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