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    • Saturday, 11 November, 2023
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      Criticism from National Farmers’ Union follows surge in price of commodity to 12-year high

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    • Tuesday, 7 November, 2023
      Primark owner ABF boosted by inflation-driven higher prices

      UK-based group that also produces Twinings tea bags warns it expects cost pressures to remain

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    • Friday, 15 September, 2023
      Investments
      Investors’ Chronicle: Associated British Foods, Wickes, Fevertree Drinks

      Companies analysis from our sister publication

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    • Tuesday, 12 September, 2023
      Primark owner warns of rise in shoplifting and abuse against staff

      Associated British Food chief says theft and antisocial behaviour have hit fashion chain’s profit margins

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    • Monday, 26 June, 2023
      Primark owner raises profit outlook on strong demand and higher prices

      Associated British Foods upgrade follows that of rival Next as consumer spending proves resilient despite cost of living crisis

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    • Friday, 28 April, 2023
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    • Tuesday, 25 April, 2023
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      Values guide German consumers’ shopping choices

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    • Monday, 27 February, 2023
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      ABF/Primark: fast-fashion group enjoys shopping’s speedy recovery Premium content

      Medium-term growth prospects justify bullish view of the shares

      Mannequins at a window display of a Primark store
    • Monday, 27 February, 2023
      Primark owner expects higher profits as consumer spending holds up

      Associated British Foods cautions on consumer outlook for second half of year

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    • Tuesday, 24 January, 2023
      Primark Stores Ltd
      Fashion chain Primark posts record Christmas sales

      Parent company ABF says stronger US dollar and price rises helped boost its profits

      A shopper carries Primark bags in London
    • Monday, 14 November, 2022
      Primark’s site crashes after it launches click-and-collect service

      The 25-store trial marks the retailer’s potential foray into online shopping

      A Primark fashion store
    • Friday, 11 November, 2022
      Investments
      Investors’ Chronicle: Zoo Digital, Oxford Instruments, Associated British Foods

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    • Tuesday, 8 November, 2022
      Primark struggles to restore sales growth in Europe

      Retail chain warns of ‘substantial and volatile’ cost inflation in year ahead

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    • Thursday, 8 September, 2022
      Primark Stores Ltd
      Primark owner ABF warns on profits as strong dollar bites

      Weakness of sterling and euro against greenback raises costs for retail chain

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    • Thursday, 21 July, 2022
      Marks & Spencer Group PLC
      Marks and Spencer finance chief to depart retailer and join Primark owner ABF

      Eoin Tonge had just recently been given added responsibility for strategy

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    • Monday, 20 June, 2022
      Primark Stores Ltd
      Primark to test first move into online shopping

      Retailer will trial UK click-and-collect service as it reports quarterly sales growth 4% higher than pre-Covid

      A Primark store in London in 2020
    • Saturday, 30 April, 2022
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    • Tuesday, 26 April, 2022
      Primark to lift prices as inflation dents owner profits

      ABF seeks to mitigate impact of rising costs across its businesses

      A Primark branch on Oxford Street in London
    • Friday, 10 December, 2021
      City Bulletin
      ABF says Primark trading ahead of forecasts Premium content

      Plus, Evergrande’s overseas bonds in default, says Fitch and SEC prepares Spac crackdown

    • Tuesday, 9 November, 2021
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      ABF: Primark rollout says less than ramped up dividends Premium content

      New capital allocation policy will return more cash to investors

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    • Tuesday, 9 November, 2021
      Primark Stores Ltd
      Discount retailer Primark plans aggressive US expansion

      Group plans to increase stores in America to 60 from 13 over five years

      Primark store in Boston
    • Monday, 13 September, 2021
      City Bulletin
      Primark-owner AB Foods raises profit target Premium content

      Plus, António Horta-Osório’s Credit Suisse power grab and Mohamed El-Erian

    • Monday, 13 September, 2021
      Primark sales recover despite Delta variant and ‘pingdemic’ hit

      Fashion-chain owner Associated British Foods says profits to beat expectations as lower costs offset earlier sales decline

      A customer carries a shopping bag from a Primark clothing store
    • Thursday, 1 July, 2021
      UK retail results
      Primark and Gap show diverging fortunes on UK high street

      Fast-fashion chain bounces back with revenues above pre-pandemic levels while US rival retreats with closure of all UK stores

      Shoppers carry bags from a Primark clothing store in Birmingham, UK
    • Tuesday, 20 April, 2021
      Lex
      ABF/Primark: fast fashion poised for quick recovery Premium content

      The UK group’s derided conglomerate model has displayed its risk-limiting value

      Customers queue outside a Primark store in Birmingham
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