UK: Primark FY profits cut by margin pressure

Author: Richard Woodard | 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.

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