Primark fans queue overnight as Christmas shoppers prepare to blow £1.7billion today

Primark fans have queued overnight as Christmas shoppers prepare to spend £1.7billion today on high streets. While many Brits are hoping to finish their festive shopping before London plunges into coronavirus tier 3, shoppers at a Primark in Braehead Shopping Centre, Glasgow, and Abbey Wood in Belfast were pictured joining lengthy queues last night. Yesterday, Braehead and Abbey Centres’ … Read more

Covid UK: Fears Primark queues will prompt third nationwide lockdown

Critics react angrily to large queues at Primark, and claim the mass hunt for bargains will ‘spark another lockdown’- despite the lines being CAUSED by social distancing Furious onlookers worry Primark queues could bring on another lockdown One critic said she feared the crowds would cause coronavirus cases to rise Primark opened for 24 hours … Read more

Hordes of shoppers queue outside Primark during 24-hour opening

Hordes of Christmas shoppers were seen queuing outside Primark as late as midnight after the budget clothing store threw open some of its stores for 24 hours. Hundreds of eager shoppers were seen queuing outside Primark’s 11 extended opening hour stores throughout the night as they looked to grab essential clothes from the discount chain … Read more

Stacey Solomon visits ‘peaceful’ Primark at 4AM  

‘Took my love of late night shopping a bit too far…’ Stacey Solomon visits ‘peaceful’ Primark at 4AM after the store launched its 24 hour opening times amid lifted lockdown By Ciara Farmer For Mailonline Published: 09:47 GMT, 3 December 2020 | Updated: 10:01 GMT, 3 December 2020 She is known for her incredible crafts, … Read more

England wakes up to life after lockdown – and people head to Primark

England’s lockdown is over today as shoppers started Wild Wednesday by queuing outside Primark before dawn as shoppers rushed out for pre-Christmas bargains.   Others headed for the gym at midnight, had haircuts at 1am and headed back to the office for the first time since early November. Many more are excited about returning to the … Read more

Former Primark staffer reveals the top secrets of the brand customers need to know

A former Primark employee has revealed top secrets customers need to know when shopping at the retail giant. Georgia Ponton, 20, originally from Kettering in Northamptonshire, worked at Primark during the weekends right after college, back in July 2017.  Georgia has now shared insider tips on what her experience was like, and revealed the best … Read more

Former Primark employee reveals the best time to buy new items

How to hack your Primark shop! Former employee shares the best time of day to find new items and reveals you can even call ahead to reserve stock Gemma from Birmingham worked at the budget clothes shop for seven years  She said the best time to go shopping is early in the morning or late … Read more

Primark queue stretches over 1000ft and thousands of bargain hunters descend on Cardiff

Thousands of shoppers descended on Cardiff today, with the queue for the city’s Primark store stretching back more than 1,000 feet. Crowds were not put off by grey, drizzly weather as eager bargain hunters waited for hours outside the fashion retailer on the first weekend since Wales’ firebreak lockdown. Recent weeks have seen non-essential shops … Read more

Fuming mother blasts school after her daughter, 13, was excluded in row over her Primark trousers

Fuming mother blasts school after her daughter, 13, was excluded in row over her Primark trousers Maddison Buckle, 13, was excluded from Sirius Academy North on Tuesday Teachers accused schoolgirl from north Hull of ‘defiance and truancy’  Her mother Jessica, 35, accuses teachers of running a ‘military school’  By Jack Wright For Mailonline Published: 10:34 GMT, … Read more

Countdown to Lockdown: Brits stock up at Primark, Aldi and Wetherspoons

Britons today are stocking up clothes and homeware, getting ready for their last night out and squeezing in a final gym session as the UK nosedives into a second lockdown.  Today will be the ‘last hurrah’ for millions of Brits who, from midnight, will find their freedoms curtailed as they are told to remain indoors … Read more