Primark set to keep more Littlewoods stores

Clothes retailer Primark was today preparing to bolster its presence in the UK after deciding to hold on to more former Littlewoods sites than originally planned.

Primark, which picked up 120 Littlewoods stores in a £409m (€606.5m) deal in July, said it expected to retain 1.15 million square foot of space at the chain, compared with 800,000 square foot previously expected, before selling the rest to rival retailers.