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Associated British Foods PLC

  • Friday, 8 November, 2024
    Investments
    Stockpickers: Why retailers are far from sold on the Budget measures

    Plus: BT and Asos — companies analysis from Investors’ Chronicle, our sister publication

  • Tuesday, 5 November, 2024
    Budget to benefit less affluent shoppers despite hit to business, says Primark owner

    ABF warns changes to national insurance and wages will cost it tens of millions but remains optimistic

    A woman carries multiple Primark shopping bags while walking on Oxford Street in London
  • Friday, 26 April, 2024
    Investments
    Investors’ Chronicle: Associated British Foods, Mobico, Warpaint London

    Companies analysis from our sister publication

    A National Express train pulls into a platform in Cologne, Germany
  • Tuesday, 23 April, 2024
    Primark owner’s profits soar as investments provide boost

    Associated British Foods says ‘normality’ in supply chains helps lift half-year earnings by 37%

    Shoppers carry Primark bags in Berlin
  • Saturday, 11 November, 2023
    UK agriculture
    UK farmers’ union accuses sugar producer of short-changing growers

    Criticism from National Farmers’ Union follows surge in price of commodity to 12-year high

    Sugar beet being harvested in Norfolk
  • Tuesday, 7 November, 2023
    Primark owner ABF boosted by inflation-driven higher prices

    UK-based group that also produces Twinings tea bags warns it expects cost pressures to remain

    A Primark store
  • Friday, 15 September, 2023
    Investments
    Investors’ Chronicle: Associated British Foods, Wickes, Fevertree Drinks

    Companies analysis from our sister publication

    Shoppers with a Primark carrier bag
  • Tuesday, 12 September, 2023
    Primark owner warns of rise in shoplifting and abuse against staff

    Associated British Food chief says theft and antisocial behaviour have hit fashion chain’s profit margins

    Shoppers walk past a Primark in York
  • Monday, 26 June, 2023
    Primark owner raises profit outlook on strong demand and higher prices

    Associated British Foods upgrade follows that of rival Next as consumer spending proves resilient despite cost of living crisis

    People walking past a Primark store in York, UK
  • Friday, 28 April, 2023
    Investments
    Investors’ Chronicle: Whitbread, Sanderson Design Group, Associated British Foods

    Companies analysis from our sister publication

    A Premier Inn hotel
  • Tuesday, 25 April, 2023
    LexWhitbread PLC
    Premier Inn/Primark: discerning Germans set test for incomers Premium content

    Values guide German consumers’ shopping choices

    A signage of the Premier Inn hotel
  • Monday, 27 February, 2023
    Lex
    ABF/Primark: fast-fashion group enjoys shopping’s speedy recovery Premium content

    Medium-term growth prospects justify bullish view of the shares

    Mannequins at a window display of a Primark store
  • Monday, 27 February, 2023
    Primark owner expects higher profits as consumer spending holds up

    Associated British Foods cautions on consumer outlook for second half of year

    A Primark store
  • Tuesday, 24 January, 2023
    Primark Stores Ltd
    Fashion chain Primark posts record Christmas sales

    Parent company ABF says stronger US dollar and price rises helped boost its profits

    A shopper carries Primark bags in London
  • Monday, 14 November, 2022
    Primark’s site crashes after it launches click-and-collect service

    The 25-store trial marks the retailer’s potential foray into online shopping

    A Primark fashion store
  • Friday, 11 November, 2022
    Investments
    Investors’ Chronicle: Zoo Digital, Oxford Instruments, Associated British Foods

    Companies analysis from our sister publication

  • Tuesday, 8 November, 2022
    Primark struggles to restore sales growth in Europe

    Retail chain warns of ‘substantial and volatile’ cost inflation in year ahead

    A Primark store in Cardiff
  • Thursday, 8 September, 2022
    Primark Stores Ltd
    Primark owner ABF warns on profits as strong dollar bites

    Weakness of sterling and euro against greenback raises costs for retail chain

    Shoppers outside a Primark store in Manchester
  • Thursday, 21 July, 2022
    Marks & Spencer Group PLC
    Marks and Spencer finance chief to depart retailer and join Primark owner ABF

    Eoin Tonge had just recently been given added responsibility for strategy

    Stuart Machin, Katie Bickerstaffe and Eoin Tonge
  • Monday, 20 June, 2022
    Primark Stores Ltd
    Primark to test first move into online shopping

    Retailer will trial UK click-and-collect service as it reports quarterly sales growth 4% higher than pre-Covid

    A Primark store in London in 2020
  • Saturday, 30 April, 2022
    Investments
    Investors’ Chronicle: PureTech Health, WHSmith, Associated British Foods

    Companies analysis from our sister publication

    A WHSmith high street store
  • Tuesday, 26 April, 2022
    Primark to lift prices as inflation dents owner profits

    ABF seeks to mitigate impact of rising costs across its businesses

    A Primark branch on Oxford Street in London
  • Friday, 10 December, 2021
    City Bulletin
    ABF says Primark trading ahead of forecasts Premium content

    Plus, Evergrande’s overseas bonds in default, says Fitch and SEC prepares Spac crackdown

  • Tuesday, 9 November, 2021
    LexRetail sector
    ABF: Primark rollout says less than ramped up dividends Premium content

    New capital allocation policy will return more cash to investors

    People carrying Primark shopping bags
  • Tuesday, 9 November, 2021
    Primark Stores Ltd
    Discount retailer Primark plans aggressive US expansion

    Group plans to increase stores in America to 60 from 13 over five years

    Primark store in Boston
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