18 Facts About Primark

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Primark Stores Limited is an Irish multinational fast fashion retailer with headquarters in Dublin, Ireland.

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Primark opened its current headquarters in 2015 in a redeveloped Dublin building, Arthur Ryan House, formerly Chapel House.

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In 2019, Primark opened its new flagship store in the former Pavilions Shopping Centre site in Birmingham, England.

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Primark offers a diverse range of products, including: baby and children's clothing, womenswear, menswear, homeware, accessories, footwear, beauty products and confectionery.

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5.

In 2020 Primark launched their Wellness collection which includes 80 eco-conscious products.

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Primark opened its first store outside of the island of Ireland in Derby, England, in 1973, under the new Primark brand.

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In December 2008, Primark opened in the Netherlands, followed by Portugal, Germany and Belgium in 2009.

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Primark opened its first store in Austria on 27 September 2012, in Innsbruck.

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In 2015, Primark opened its first United States store in Downtown Crossing, Boston, in the location that was once the flagship store of Filene's, later New York City, Philadelphia, and Danbury.

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In December 2020, Primark said it would lose an additional £220 million in sales as more stores are forced to close under new restrictions to control the spread of COVID-19 in the UK.

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In June 2021, Primark opened the first store in the Czech Republic in Prague, making it the fourteenth market that Primark has entered.

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12.

In 2022, Primark is set to open the first store in Romania in ParkLake Shopping Centre, Bucharest making it the fifteenth market.

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13.

Primark is to open 8 new stores in Italy by the end of 2022.

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In 2023 Primark was scheduled to open four more stores in the cities Krakow, Katowice, Wroclaw and Lodz in Poland.

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In 2006, Primark joined the Ethical Trading Initiative, a collaborative organisation bringing together businesses, trades unions and NGOs to work on labour rights issues in their supply chains.

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Primark created a specific website to deal with the issues around the programme.

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In 2011 and 2012, Primark achieved 'Leader' status in the Ethical Trading Initiative.

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18.

Primark argued the supply chain showed these label messages were a hoax.

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