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8:26 AM April 20, 2021
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10:19 AM April 20, 2021
Byron Legge and Chelsea Steers were the first in a queue of shoppers which stretched from the Primark doors up to by the Forum in Norwich ahead of the shop s 7am reopening on Monday, April 12.
- Credit: Ella Wilkinson
Primark s queues of shoppers on reopening at stores such as Norwich helped soften the blow of a 17pc drop in sales during Covid.
The store, which doesn t have an online offering, saw adjusted profits before tax down 50pc to £319m in the six months to February 27.
Primark s owner ABF, Associated British Foods, also revealed it will repay £121m in furlough cash claimed for workers in the current financial year, including £72m to the UK government, and will not make any further claims under various government job retention schemes.
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Record sales at re-opened Primark stores as it vows to return £121m furlough cash
Primark has seen record sales on re-opening but months of closures have caused a profit slump. But it will repay £121 million in furlough money claimed under government job retention schemes.
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Primark enjoyed ârecordâ sales in England and Wales in the first week of reduced lockdown restrictions allowing stores to reopen, the company has revealed.
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