| − | '''Primark''' is an [[Republic of Ireland|Irish]] clothing retailer founded by [[Sir Alfred Brown]]. The company [[:wikt:operate|operates]] in [[Austria]], [[Belgium]], [[France]], [[Germany]], [[Ireland]] (38 stores branded as '''Penneys'''), [[Portugal]], [[Spain]], the [[Netherlands]], the [[United Kingdom]], [[Italy]], and the [[United States]].<ref name="stores">http://www.primark.co.uk/page.aspx?pointerid=eb44df4565934edca627dac6ec12145a</ref> The company's [[headquarters]] are in [[Dublin]]. Primark is a subsidiary of [[United Kingdom|British]] food processing company [[Associated British Foods|ABF]]. Primark first opened in June 1969 in Mary Street (Dublin). All of the company's [[:wikt:merchandise|merchandise]] is made specifically for the company. Primark has its own [[Trademark|brand names]]. It sells clothing at the [[:wikt:budget|budget]] end of the market.<ref>Donald Strachan, ''Frommer's London 2013'' (Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, 2013), p. 266</ref> | + | '''Primark''' is an [[Republic of Ireland|Irish]] clothing retailer founded by [[Arthur Ryan]]. The company [[:operate|operates]] in [[Austria]], [[Belgium]], [[France]], [[Germany]], [[Ireland]] (38 stores branded as '''Penneys'''), [[Portugal]], [[Spain]], the [[Netherlands]], the [[United Kingdom]], [[Italy]], and the [[United States]].<ref name="stores">{{Cite web |url=http://www.primark.co.uk/page.aspx?pointerid=eb44df4565934edca627dac6ec12145a |title=Company History |access-date=2014-01-30 |archive-date=2013-01-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130120164736/http://www.primark.co.uk/page.aspx?pointerid=eb44df4565934edca627dac6ec12145a |url-status=dead }}</ref> The company's [[headquarters]] are in [[Dublin]]. Primark is a subsidiary of [[United Kingdom|British]] food processing company [[Associated British Foods|ABF]]. Primark first opened in June 1969 in Mary Street (Dublin). All of the company's [[:merchandise|merchandise]] is made specifically for the company. Primark has its own [[Trademark|brand names]]. It sells clothing at the [[:budget|budget]] end of the market.<ref>Donald Strachan, ''Frommer's London 2013'' (Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, 2013), p. 266</ref> |
| | + | File:2017-12-01 Primark, Aqua Shopping Centre, Portimão.JPG|Primark in Aqua Shopping Centre, [[Portimão]], [[Algarve|Algarve region]], [[Portugal]] |
| | + | File:Interior of the Ridings Centre, Wakefield, West Yorkshire (8th December 2020) 004.jpg|Primark in the [[Ridings Centre]], [[Wakefield, West Yorkshire|Wakefield]], [[West Yorkshire]], [[England]] |