Penneys reports first decline in sales since reopening

Customers queue to enter Penneys, Swords on their first day of re-opening after months of being closed due to the COVID-19 lockdown. Picture: Colin Keegan, Collins Dublin

Penneys has announced a slight decline in sales since it reopened post Covid-19 lockdown.

But the retailer, which operates internationally as Primark, says revenues for the last quarter have beaten expectations.