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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Business
Simon Hunt

Primark owner ABF hails record Christmas sales

Primark will open 17 new shops as it continues with its expansion plan, the budget fashion retailer’s owner Associated British Foods (ABF) said (PA)

(Picture: PA Wire)

Primark owner ABF hailed a record Christmas as cash-strapped shoppers flocked to the budget fashion retailer to escape cost-of-living pressures.

Sales at Primark climbed 15% in the 16 weeks to the beginning of January, reaching a record high in the week running up to Christmas day.

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