Primark sales plunge by £1.5bn but chain ‘expects to break even’
Owner ABF is banking on spending spree once stores are fully reopened from Covid lockdowns
Primark sales dropped by £1.5bn year-on-year during the last six months while the fast fashion retailer’s stores were closed by pandemic restrictions.
The retailer estimated it would sell £2.2bn of goods in the 24 weeks to 27 February, £1.5bn lower than the equivalent period in the year before, its owner, the conglomerate Associated British Foods (ABF), reported on Thursday.



