A mother and daughter team have turned their shared hobby into a successful business, selling handmade fine china mugs with hand painted designs. They are hoping to be up and thriving again when the current Covid-19 economic storm passes.

European and US retailers — including Primark — have cancelled about $1.5bn (€1.4bn) of Bangladesh garment orders as the coronavirus outbreak roils demand.

Discount clothing retailer Primark - which trades here as Penneys - has closed a vast chunk of its European store network

Discount clothing retailer Primark, which trades here as Penneys, has warned that the coronavirus could affect its supply chain and product lines later this year, if delays to factory production in China are prolonged.

A prime example of a local enterprise with a global reach is Fexco, based in Killorglin, Co Kerry.

Geoff Percival Discount clothing retailer Primark has reported a 4.5% year-on-year rise in sales for the 16 weeks up to January 4, driven by a strong performance in the eurozone, including Ireland.

Discount clothing retailer Primark expects to generate 4% sales growth in its current financial year, which runs to the end of this month.

Fashion chain Next shrugged off Brexit retail gloom with a surprise 4% rise in full-price sales, helping drive its shares to their highest in a year.

Discount clothing retailer Primark has said it is pleased with its trading performance in Ireland in its current financial year.

So that’s Wednesday nearly wrapped up. Here’s some of the stories we published on irishexaminer.com today which we hope will help you make sense of it all this evening.

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

Being a Derry girl, it’s a f***in' state of mind

Marks & Spencer is expected to report another fall in underlying sales in both clothing and food in its Christmas quarter, while the major grocers are forecast to show a slowdown in growth as the discounters march on.

Shares in H&M have risen after the fashion retailer reassured investors that it would not need to cut costs further to shift unsold clothing despite a bigger-than- expected 20% fall in quarterly profit.

Shares in UK high street retailer Debenhams,which has 16 stores in the Republic and the North, plunged over 10% as it confirmed it was considering “longer-term options”, including possible further store closures.

The broadcaster added the word "again" to Sterling's statement, which significantly changed its meaning.

One of H&M’s largest shareholders has lost its patience.

Fashion chain Next has posted a rise in UK sales over Christmas as the retailer upgraded its profit forecast and signalled that inflation pressures are set to ease.

A picture of a Primark Christmas candle burning up into a large flame has gone viral after a mother posted it on Facebook to raise awareness of the danger.

Dublin-headquartered, low-cost, clothing retailer

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Primark, the low-cost clothing retailer headquartered in Dublin and which trades here as Penneys, has indicated that it is open to the idea of opening more stores in Ireland, writes Geoff Percival.

Clothing retailer Next returned to sales growth in its latest quarter, helped by warm weather in June and July and a surge in online sales, sending its shares sharply higher.

Clothing retailer Primark has returned to underlying sales growth, with low prices and warm weather driving a strong performance in the UK in its latest quarter, owner Associated British Foods has said.

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Primark is set to embark on its largest store expansion round in 10 years as it strengthens its presence in mainland Europe and the US on the back of a strong first half to its current financial year. Parent group Associated British Foods yesterday reported better-than- expected interim figures, showing group revenues of just under £7.3bn (€8.7bn) and operating profits of £640m — up 20% and 36% — for the six months to the first week of March.

First South Africa, then the Rockefeller Centre, New York – and, now Cork is about to be hit by Rain.

The image on the left is an image of Carol’s design, the image on the right is the top currently stocked in Penneys.

First-half sales are expected to have increased by 11% on a yearly basis at discount clothing retailer Primark, which trades here as Penneys. 

Discount clothing retailer Primark has reported first quarter sales growth of 11%, on a constant currency basis, with “strongly positive” like-for-like sales seen in Ireland, where the company trades as Penneys.

An election in Northern Ireland could clash with Brexit negotiations, the Taoiseach has warned.