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UK: Primark Northern Ireland workers plan industrial action
24 January 2012
Staff working for Primark in Northern Ireland have voted for industrial action as the company attempts to impose a pay freeze for the second year in a row, union representatives say.
UK: ABF reports Primark sales growth
19 January 2012
Value fashion retailer Primark today (19 January) reported a rise in sales in the 16 weeks to 7 January, but admitted that operating margin fell as a result of higher cotton costs.
just-style management briefing: The unusual and unpredictable on just-style in 2011
19 December 2011
From fabrics that moisturise and kill bacteria to bizarre weather and media scandals, the global style sector in 2011 certainly had its share of unusual news and unpredictable developments.
UK: Primark FY profits cut by margin pressure
8 November 2011
Value-led clothing retailer Primark recorded an 8% reduction in full-year operating profit as parent company Associated British Foods (ABF) sacrificed margin to grow market share.
UK: Retailers urged to take action to end sweatshops
16 September 2011
Campaigners are using the start of London Fashion Week to step up calls for high street retailers to take more action to end poverty pay for overseas workers.
UK: ABF trading in line after mixed year for Primark
12 September 2011
Associated British Foods has said that its operating profit for the second half will be in line with expectations, with sales at its clothing arm Primark primed for double-digit growth.
just-style management briefing: Industry action on inappropriate children's wear
5 August 2011
Working conditions in the supply chain and environmental concerns may have been the primary CSR hotspots for the clothing sector in recent years, but this year has brought into clear relief the level of public concern over the commercialisation and sexualisation of children.
BANGLADESH: Factory workers "struggling to survive"
18 July 2011
The plight of workers in Bangladesh's garment factories has come under the spotlight again, with a new report claiming thousands of women are working 14 hours a day producing clothes for poverty pay.
UK: Primark Q3 sales up but margins reduced
14 July 2011
Cut-price clothing retailer Primark recorded a revenue rise of 13% in the 40 weeks to 25 June, boosted by a 15% surge in the last 16 weeks of the period.
UK: Primark exposé footage ruled "fake"
16 June 2011
A BBC documentary that showed children making garments for Primark "more likely than not" used certain fake footage, according to the media organisation's complaints panel.
Primark interim results: what the analysts say
28 April 2011
UK value fashion retailer Primark this week reported a double-digit revenue rise for the first half of the year, with European openings making up for domestic pressures.
Top stories on just-style this week...
28 April 2011
Here is a roundup of the top five most-read articles on just-style this week. Click on each headline for the full story.
UK: Primark feels the pinch despite H1 profit rise
27 April 2011
UK value fashion retailer Primark today (27 April) said its first-half revenues grew by 11% thanks to new store openings and a 3% rise in like-for-like sales, but warned of "continued weakness" in the UK retail market.
Primark trading update: what the analysts say
28 February 2011
Associated British Foods (ABF), the parent of value retailer Primark, today (28 February) indicated that trading at the fashion chain had been depressed since the start of the year.
The week ahead on just-style...
28 February 2011
Taking a look at the week ahead for the footwear and apparel industry, here is a snapshot of just-style's latest news and insights agenda.
UK: Spending slowdown hits Primark sales
28 February 2011
UK value fashion retailer Primark has reported a "noticeable slowing down of UK consumer demand" after first quarter like-for-like sales grew 3%.
UK: Morrisons silent on George Davies fashion rumours
7 February 2011
Morrisons, one of the UK's 'big four' supermarket chains, is rumoured to be in talks with the designer who launched Asda's popular George value fashion range, in a move that would mark its first foray into the apparel market.
UK: Primark Q1 sales up 12%, sees pressures ahead
20 January 2011
UK fast fashion retailer Primark continued to grow its sales during the last quarter, but expects margins to come under pressure in the second half of the year, it said today (20 January).
UK: "Inappropriate" children's products face restrictions
6 December 2010
Retailers selling "inappropriate" products for children such as such as padded bras, high heels and T-shirts with suggestive slogans, could face new restrictions under plans being mulled by the British government.
Top stories on just-style this week...
12 November 2010
Here is a roundup of the top five most-read stories on just-style this week. Click on each headline for the full story.
In the money: Primark shrugs off price pressures
9 November 2010
Discount fashion chain Primark is committed to remaining "the best value on the high street," the company told just-style today (9 November), even though it has warned rising cotton prices are set to hit profit margins in the coming year.
COMMENT: Asian state visits reveal shifting balance of power
9 November 2010
Of all the media coverage of this economic crisis, one line has stuck in my mind more than any other, and it perfectly sums up the shifting global economic axis. "This isn't a global recession, it's a Western recession."
UK: Primark warns of margin squeeze as FY profits jump 35%
9 November 2010
Food, ingredients and retail group Associated British Foods today (9 November) warned that margins at its Primark fashion chain are likely to be eroded by higher costs in the coming year, but says it expects to maintain its lead of the value sector.
THE FLANARANT: Strategies to cope with the end of cheap clothes
8 November 2010
Instead of bemoaning the end of cheap clothing, Mike Flanagan is challenging retailers and buyers to drive prices down again through creative new practices. They must work harder to offer their customers better value, he says, and put pressure on different parts of the supply chain to manage the factors that influence prices.
UK: Clothing prices up for the first time in 18 years
19 October 2010
Hit by soaring raw material costs and rising wages in Asia, UK clothing and footwear prices in September 2010 were up on an annual basis for the first time since 1992.
Meeting the challenges of the children's wear market
14 October 2010
A recent seminar looking at specific challenges facing the children's wear market concluded that weight and waist sizes are a better indicator of 'fit' than age; children's wear sales are being boosted by grandparents and fathers; and cross-shopping retail strategies are paying off as consumers prefer to shop under one roof in supermarkets, discount and department stores.
Is fast fashion killing fashion?
12 October 2010
One of the biggest retail success stories of the past decade has been the phenomenal rise of fast fashion, a shopping trend spurred by rapidly changing styles and the ready availability of cheap brands. In a session entitled 'Is fast fashion killing fashion?' at last week's IAF World Apparel Convention in Hong Kong, delegates were left in no doubt the concept has forced the industry to change.
Spotlight on...Cotton prices
23 September 2010
A perfect storm of supply and demand issues have sent cotton prices soaring the world over. Joe Ayling reports on what caused this spike and how it will affect the garment industry.
UK: Primark slammed for “shredding” unwanted clothes
15 September 2010
A charity campaigner has hit out at cut-price clothing retail chain Primark for shredding faulty clothes that she believes could have been given to the needy.
In the money: Debenhams and Primark hold strong
14 September 2010
Two of the UK's most important apparel retailers, Debenhams and Primark, this week indicated solid full-year sales. Does this mean that the worst ravages of recession are behind the high street? Joe Ayling reports.
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