Primark to enter US

Published April 24, 2014

LONDON: Primark, a British clothing chain, intends to enter the US market with a first store opening next year in Boston, its parent group said on Wednesday.

“We will be taking Primark to the north-east of the USA with the opening of a number of stores, the first of which we expect to begin trading towards the end of 2015,” Charles Sinclair, chairman of Primark-owner Associated British Foods, said in a statement.

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