Penneys owner eyes longer opening hours when stores reopen before Christmas in UK

Primark stores could extend their opening hours for Christmas shoppers when they can open their doors again, bosses have said (Jacob King/PA)

Bosses at Penneys and Primark owner Associated British Foods (ABF) have said the retailer’s high street stores could extend their opening hours for Christmas shoppers when they can open their doors again.

ABF finance chief John Bason told the PA news agency that the company expects “strong” demand when stores reopen following the latest Covid-19 lockdown in England.