Primark sales in first post-lockdowns fall as shoppers face ‘economic worries’

Primark’s sales figures reflect difficult trading for clothing retailers in the run-up to Christmas. Photograph: Murdo MacLeod/The Guardian

Sales at Primark have fallen for the first time since the pandemic lockdowns, as the company said its low-income shoppers had been hit by economic worries.

Associated British Foods (ABF), which owns the fashion retailer, said sales at Primark’s established UK stores fell 6% in the final three months of the year.