Stock Spotlight: Pandemic pain does not shake Primark's commitment to bricks and mortar retail

Aims to increase stores 33% in five years

James Baxter-Derrington
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Despite losing more than a third of its trading days to pandemic-related lockdown restrictions, Primark owner Associated British Foods has doubled down on its commitment to bricks and mortar and continues to shun the commonly accepted knowledge that an e-commerce offering is essential to the survival of a high street retailer.

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