Penneys sees Christmas sales growth

In the three months to the first week of January, Primark grew sales by 4% on a year-on-year basis.

Discount clothing retailer Primark has said it saw good trading levels in its Irish operations over the first quarter of its financial year, which included the Christmas selling season.

The Dublin-based business trades here as Penneys and is ultimately owned by diversified UK business group Associated British Foods (ABF).