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Primark to launch fashion collaboration with Rita Ora

Singer Rita Ora is teaming up with value retailer Primark on a multi-season fashion collection based on her personal style. The debut Rita Ora x Primark collection launches on September 19 and will be available in all Primark stores across its 16 markets, allowing customers to shop Ora’s “famous style for less”. The collaboration is almost two...

Primark expects ‘slightly better’ trading than forecasted in pre close report

Associated British Foods (ABF) has published an update of its financial performance ahead of issuing its full year results for the 52 weeks to 16 September, 2023, which are scheduled to come on November 7. The group, which counts Primark as one of its central brands, said that its outlook for the financial year is expected to be “slightly better...

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Primark expects ‘slightly better’ trading than forecasted in pre close report

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Primark promotes Damien O’Neill to vice president of US retail

Value retailer Primark has promoted Penneys' Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland head Damien O’Neill to the newly-created role of vice president of US retail, where he will oversee its 20 stores in the country. O’Neill will relocate to the US, where he will be based in Primark’s US regional office in Boston, joining the US leadership team...

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Most garments donated to major fashion stores are destroyed, not repurposed

Major fashion stores, including H&M, Zara, C&A, Primark, Nike, The North Face, Uniqlo, and M&S, are falling short in their promises of reusing or recycling donated clothing, as revealed by the largest tracking investigation of its kind. The study conducted by the Changing Markets Foundation, using Apple AirTags to monitor 21 items, found that...

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Primark to lower prices of kidswear amid continued inflation

Budget retailer Primark has said that it will be lowering the prices of “hundreds” of essential kidswear products for its upcoming autumn/winter collection. The changes will be applied to select product ranges set to debut in stores towards the end of July. According to a release, Primark’s decision was based upon the continued high levels of...

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Barbiecore: Fashion and beauty brands team up with Mattel

Mattel’s favourite doll Barbie is the toast of fashion and beauty ahead of the highly anticipated ‘Barbie the Movie’ film release starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling, with the toy company securing over 100 licensing deals across fashion, beauty, and accessories. Everywhere you go you are bombarded with Barbie pink, with the Barbiecore trend...

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Durability of clothing not linked to a higher price

New research conducted by the School of Design at the University of Leeds has found that price is not an indicator of how long clothes will last, challenging the perception that paying a higher price means better garment durability. The ‘Worn Out’ report, commissioned as part of a wider project by environmental charity Hubbub and clothing...

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Primark opens first store in Slovakia

Fashion retailer Primark has entered its 16th international market with its first store in Slovakia as part of its ambitious growth plans in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). Primark has invested more than 10 million euros in the new 39,400 square foot store in the Eurovea Shopping Centre, Bratislava, and created over 200 jobs locally. The...

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Primark unveils Bridgerton-inspired collection in latest Netflix collab

Primark has revealed its latest collection made in collaboration with Netflix, inspired by the platform’s popular Bridgerton series. The 23-piece line, which is now in select Primark stores globally, includes an array of licensed products inspired by Shondaland’s creation, including items of womenswear, nightwear, accessories, homeware and...

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WRC 2023: Retail giants share the industry's key insights

For yet another year, this week the World Retail Congress brought together some of the world's most important leaders in fashion and retail as drivers of consumer trends and representatives of the current state of retail. The 2023 edition of the WRC took place in Barcelona. Experts from retailers such as Mango, Primark, Zalando, Sephora, Spanish...

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British speakers at the WRC 2023, spearheaded by Primark, united against Brexit

If there is one thing the speakers from British companies made clear during the last day of the World Retail Congress 2023 in Barcelona today, it is that they are unhappy with the negative consequences of Brexit, a view that Primark CEO Paul Marchant echoed in his speech yesterday. As well as calling for more recognition for retailers as...