Primark to open new store in West

PRIMARK has unveiled new expansion plans and is set to open at least four more UK stores – including one in the West – which will create around 850 jobs.

The budget retail giant said it hopes to see thriving high streets and shopping centres as it pledged to invest £140 million in its UK stores over the next two years. The announcement comes at a time of significant pressure on the retail sector, with numerous retailers reporting that they have suffered from weakening consumer demand as shoppers cut back on non-essential spending. But Primark said it is committed to offering customers good value across its departments and recently pledged to freeze its prices until next autumn.

New stores will be opened in Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk, Salisbury in Wiltshire, Teesside Park in Thornaby-on-Tees, and Craigavon in Northern Ireland.