Associated British Foods

Discount retailer Primark plans aggressive US expansion

Company intends to grow its number of stores from 13 to 60 over the next five years

Fast fashion masters such as Primark fail to admit that climate conflicts are coming

Making sustainable clothing will mean either price increases or reduced profits

Primark promises to make clothes that last longer and are more recyclable

Parent’s share price drops as it says costs may increase but prices won’t

Iseq finishes up almost 1% as European indices snap four-day losing streak

Oil stocks up as US government tells majors it will buy their reserves

Penneys sales hit by Covid-19 restrictions in fourth quarter

Profits to beat expectations at Primark owner Associated British Foods

House builders shine on Iseq as wider European stocks advance

Overall gains capped by ongoing concerns over the Delta variant of coronavirus

Penneys owner raises full-year outlook after sales top expectations

Associated British Foods indicate sales advance over 200% year-on-year to €1.87bn

Primark opens first Czech Republic store as it eyes further expansion

Retailer plans more stores in Central and Eastern Europe

Brown Thomas and Arnotts may sell in £4bn Selfridges deal – report

Weston family appoint Credit Suisse to advise after unsolicited offer for group

Penneys owner to repay Covid supports received from State

Retailer has 36 stores waiting to reopen in the Republic and another 11 in the North

Galen Weston, owner of Brown Thomas and Arnotts, has died

Canadian’s transatlantic empire included majority stake in company behind Penneys

Penneys keeps expansion plans for Dundrum on hold

Retailer had been in talks to take two floors once occupied by House of Fraser

Penneys reports record sales in Irish stores after reopening

Parent company raises its estimate of lost sales due to Covid-19 lockdowns this autumn to £430m

Irish airline, hospitality and retail stocks soar on Pfizer vaccine news

Iseq index witnesses huge jump as Ryanair climbs 14%

European shares rise as investors bet on clear Biden poll win

US set to vote in its most polarised presidential election in living memory

AB Foods earnings fall 40 per cent on Primark’s Covid-19 hit

Primark’s profit plunged to £362m from £969m as pandemic measures shuttered stores

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