LONDON, April 20 (Reuters) - The reopening of Primark stores
in England and Wales on April 12 following COVID-19 lockdown has
gone "fantastically well", with sales in the week since hitting
a record high, the boss of its parent company Associated British
Foods said on Tuesday.
"The footfall is different from the (previous) openings, so
much better footfall in city centres," CEO George Weston told
Reuters.
He said the range of product that customers were buying has
expanded to include women's fashion and accessories.
"Compared with the (end of the) last lockdown when we sold a
lot of pyjamas and a lot of loungewear and a lot of underwear,
this time the high sales have been across the categories with
the exception of travel," he added.
(Reporting by James Davey; editing by Sarah Young)
AB Foods (ABF)