23rd October 2018
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View AllPrimark establishes new record for UK clothes retailing profit
With an opening programme in its last quarter that included its second New York City store, Primark set a new record of £843 millon ($1.14 billion) in profit for a UK clothing retailer.
Primark makes money because it doesn’t sell online – not despite it.
US physical retail keeps growing
America’s physical retail stores kept growing in Q3
While e-commerce still hasn’t reached even 10% of US retail sales
WWF starts four-country “textile greening” project in Vietnam
Project contributing to water quality improvement and sustainable energy use will run in China, Bangladesh, India and Vietnam.
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25th October 2018
Amazon Q3 retail sales “surprisingly weak”
Although Amazon announced third quarter sales 2017 were "up 29%" its retail sales were surprisingly weak - and its profits from retail outside North America may not have improved as...
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6th November 2018
What’s really made Primark the most profitable British clothing retailer ever?
With an opening programme in its last quarter that included its second New York City store, Primark today announced a new record of £843 millon ($1.14 billion) in profit for...
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