Primark defies gloom

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20 July 2018 à 17h50

Updated on 10 May 2019 à 16h59

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The British fashion discount retailer Primark, which has no online business, posted a total sales increase of 6% during the period of 40 weeks ending in June 23, 2018. Growth was driven by global expansion, as Primark added 7 stores in Europe with an additional 74,350 sq.m GLA. Sales from the first 4 Italian stores continue to be very strong. By the end of the financial year in September 2018, Primark will open a new store in Brooklyn as the 9th store in the U.S.A. New stores in Toul

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