Retailer plans price increases for autumn-winter stock in delicate balancing act

Stores are part of Selfridges portfolio of high-end retail outlets in €4.7bn deal

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

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

First-half operating profit rises 7% to £682m, while revenue increases 2% to £7.6bn

Dublin man established Penneys and Primark as a major global fashion brand

Retail giant passes away at 83 following short illness

Drag on business offsets strong demand for fashion retailer Primark

But company warns on sugar business, expecting reduced profit as sugar prices fall

Resilient performance at Primark fashion brand offset by lower sugar prices

Penneys and sugar drive 20% rise in earnings at Associated British Foods

Fashion retailer plans to open two more stores, in New York and New Jersey

Associated British Foods reports 2 per cent fall in 2014-2015, forecasts ‘modest’ decline

Boston, with its large Irish community, is a good beachhead for Primark to attempt its most ambitious retail invasion