All Primark articles – Page 4
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Analysis
'Better value than Primark' - how M&S is rebuilding clothing clout
Marks & Spencer may have warned that retail market conditions will get even tougher next year, but the retailer will take heart from a marked improvement in its clothing and home division
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Analysis
Primark - more cheer than fear despite tough times to come
Primark parent ABF’s John Bason looks forward to a post-Covid Christmas, a bolstered digital presence and the opportunities that a new strategic board can help realise – even as margins fall in punishing market conditions
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News
Primark UK sales back to pre-Covid levels as customers flock to stores
Primark has reported that its like-for-like sales in the UK have returned to pre-Covid levels.
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Analysis
Seven ways UK retailers are making real progress on sustainability
With next week’s COP27 putting the climate emergency in the spotlight, Retail Week recognises retailers and brands already driving measurable progress, including eBay, Ikea, Decathlon and Lush
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Gallery
Store gallery: Primark reopens Belfast flagship following £100m restoration project
Primark’s Belfast store has reopened four years after it was gutted by a fire.
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Analysis
Research: Stores key to 2023 investment strategy, say Primark, Under Armour and Waitrose bosses
Retail stores will see investment this year and remain central to many retailers’ strategy next year, the UK’s leading CEOs reveal in Retail Week’s strategic outlook report Retail 2023
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Opinion
'Welcome to Web -1.0, where pureplays struggle and stores are stars'
Never mind the metaverse and Web 3.0 – as ecommerce players fall on tougher times, retailers must focus on creating genuinely multichannel models, writes Retail Week executive editor George MacDonald
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News
Primark invests in Oxford Street store with Greggs cafe and vintage offer
Primark has opened two new elements in its Oxford Street East store as it places its bets on the shopping destination’s future.
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Analysis
Research: Marketing spend on PPC, TikTok and TV will rise in 2023, 57 CEOs reveal
Digital channels will dominate marketing spend next year, while TikTok gains on its social rivals and TV advertising attracts investment, the UK’s leading CEOs reveal in Retail Week’s strategic outlook report Retail 2023
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Analysis
Make, take and waste: How can fashion retailers tackle their old clothes pile-up?
Unwanted clothing is gathering up in toxic waste sites, clogging waterways and smouldering in burn piles across the global south. What are fashion retailers doing about it?
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Analysis
Analysis: What are the implications for retail as sterling takes a pounding?
The new government’s mini-budget last week proved to be anything but. Indeed, it was so dramatic that it has spooked financial markets and sent the pound to record lows against the dollar.
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News
Primark sales spike as it readies click-and-collect Christmas launch
Primark parent Associated British Foods (ABF) said the fashion operator’s full-year UK sales would approach pre-Covid levels in a pre-close update
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Primark adds vintage clothing concessions to flagship stores
Primark has launched vintage clothing sections in its Birmingham and Manchester stores.
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Analysis
Profile: Michelle McEttrick, the marketing mastermind powering Primark’s digital future
As Primark bounces back post-pandemic, the value giant is making some big changes and the appointment of Michelle McEttrick as its first chief customer officer signals there are more to come.
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News
Primark appoints ex-Tesco exec as first chief customer officer
Primark has appointed former Tesco executive Michelle McEttrick to the newly created position of chief customer officer
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News
Primark freezes essential kidswear prices to help with rising cost of living
Primark has pledged to freeze the prices of more than a thousand items in its children’s clothing range
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News
George Weston: Strategic board will push Primark into new markets and channels
Associated British Foods (ABF) boss George Weston talks to Retail Week about why now is the right time to implement a new strategic advisory board for Primark and how it will help drive the fashion giant’s next phase of growth
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News
Marks & Spencer finance boss Tonge quits to join Primark owner ABF
Marks & Spencer finance and strategy supremo Eoin Tonge is stepping down to join Associated British Foods (ABF), the parent company of fashion rival Primark.
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Analysis
Research: Nike, Asda, Primark, and Loaf reveal in-store CX strategies
Retailers must seize the opportunity to create differentiated and compelling in-store experiences if they want to thrive in the future, 25 leading retailers and experts warn in our new report
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News
Primark boss Marchant: ‘Click and collect is the culmination of two years of investment’
Primark chief executive Paul Marchant has said that the retailer’s new click-and-collect offer has been years in the making.