Today we have 13 stores in Italy, including our newly-opened Milan flagship store.Ģ018 – Primark’s own-brand cosmetics receives the coveted Leaping Bunny status by Cruelty Free International, the gold standard certification programme. Today we have 16 stores in the US with plenty more in the pipeline.Ģ016 – We open our doors in Arese, Italy, home to our first Italian store. We open up in France with a store in Marseilles, the first of now 21 stores.Ģ015 – This was the year we finally cross the Atlantic, and opened our doors in the US, in Boston, still our US headquarters today. By the end of 2022, we will have trained 160,000 farmers in more sustainable farming methods. Today we have 10 stores in Portugal, 31 stores in Germany and 8 stores in Belgium.Ģ012 – We open in Austria, with our store in Innsbruck, the first of our 5 stores in the country.Ģ013 – A significant milestone in Primark’s history with the launch of our Primark Sustainable Cotton Programme which aims to help farmers grow cotton using more environmentally friendly farming methods while improving their livelihoods.

Today, we have 191 stores across the UK, our largest market.Ģ006 – Hola Espana – our first store opens in Madrid, Spain where we now operate 56 stores.Ģ006 – We join the Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI), a leading alliance of companies, trade unions, and NGOs that promotes respect for workers' rights around the globe.Ģ008 – We open our first store in The Netherlands in Rotterdam, the first of our 20 stores today.Ģ009 – Our European expansion ramps up as we set down roots in Portugal, Germany and Belgium with stores in Lisbon, Bremen, and Liege. This is still the name above the 36 stores we have in Ireland today.ġ974 – Our first UK store opens in Derby. 1969 – Our first ever store opens in Dublin, Ireland, trading as Penneys.

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