Primark to move design and buying functions from UK to Dublin

Discount clothing retailer Primark is to move all of its buying, sourcing and merchandising staff and functions to its Dublin headquarters.

The company, which trades here as Penneys, currently divides these functions between Dublin and its Reading office. While Reading will remain a core office, all of Primark's buying, sourcing, quality, merchandising and design capabilities will now be centralised here from September.