Panic-buying hordes descended on supermarkets and shops today as the UK’s second national lockdown loomed on the horizon – snapping up clothes and even a snowman. Hundreds of customers lined up to get into stores, including Sainsbury’s and wholesalers Costco, ahead of the shutdown coming in on Thursday. Primark – which will have to close … Read more
A woman who lost her leg to a rare form of cancer says she’s ‘more confident than ever’ after losing the limb. Bernadette Hagans, 24, from West Belfast, was diagnosed with synovial sarcoma in August 2018, and was told she would have to have her right leg amputated through her knee at the age of 22. … Read more
Primark expects to rake in £2billion worth of sales by the end of the year since reopening its stores in June. The cheap fashion group, which does not operate an online shop, beat its sales expectations in the last quarter amid ‘reassuring and encouraging’ signs that shoppers still have an appetite for inexpensive fast fashion. … Read more
Workers at a Covid-19 hit vegetable farm went on a shopping trip to Primark and three supermarkets just days before 73 staff tested positive for the virus. Around 200 workers are being forced to isolate in mobile homes on the site in Herefordshire. There are now fears infected farmhands from AS Green and Co on … Read more
Primark ‘rejects Rishi Sunak’s £30million bonus for bringing back staff from furlough’ amid pressure on other firms to shun the payouts Primark expected to reject £30million bonus for bringing back furloughed staff Rishi Sunak announced £9billion payments for firms in mini-Budget last week Chancellor admitted funding will go to many businesses already up and running … Read more
Fast fashion drives recovery at Primark as crisis costs it £600m with sales for the past quarter plummeting 75% By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 BST, 2 July 2020 | Updated: 22:02 BST, 2 July 2020 Sales at the fast fashion retailer Primark’s stores are recovering well after the Covid-19 pandemic cost … Read more
Teaching unions were today accused by MPs of running a ‘disgraceful political campaign’ to keep classrooms closed by making parents fear they are ‘deathtraps’ when children can now go to Primark but not to school. Rowing broke out as the heads of the four main teaching unions appeared before the Education Select Committee to discuss … Read more
The first thought that occurred to me as I saw the crowds queuing to get into shops yesterday morning was: Why aren’t they at work? Some of the bargain hunters jostling outside Nike Town, on London’s Oxford Street, looked as if they’d come straight from a Black Lives Matter demo. Queue jumpers tried to force … Read more
Britain’s high streets are preparing for a manic Monday as some of Britain’s biggest chains have revealed their plans to throw open their doors once again and kick-start town and city centres across the country in the wake of the coronavirus lockdown. Major high street retailers such as Primark, John Lewis, and JD Sports are … Read more
Primark gives shoppers a glimpse of what their reopened ‘Covid secure’ shops will look like next week – but fitting rooms and toilets are staying shut for now Boss confirms there will be no discounts or sales at reopened stores Wide array of social distancing measures being implemented by retailer They include plastic screens, floor markings and … Read more