Primark to grow its retail network in Germany

Latest expansion will see the retailer grow from 22 to 29 branches in Germany

Irish budget fashion chain Primark is expanding in Germany, opening seven new stores this year.

This latest expansion will see the retailer, which trades as Penneys in Ireland, grow from 22 to 29 branches in Germany this year and next.

John Bason, chief financial officer of Primark’s parent company ABF Group, told the German business newspaper Handelsblatt that the new stores will be located Berlin, Munich, Stuttgart, Bielefeld, Wuppertal, Ingolstadt and Bonn. Primark ...