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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Julia Kollewe and Sarah Butler

Primark sales climb as prices rise and city centre stores boom

A branch of Primark in Burnley, Lancashire
A branch of Primark in Burnley, Lancashire Photograph: Danny Lawson/PA

Primark is to extend its online click & collect service to London and expand in the southern US after reporting strong first-half sales.

The cut-price retailer said it had benefited from a return of tourists and office workers across UK cities, who had bought more items than a year before despite a 7% rise in prices.

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