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Primark shopper numbers not impacted by Omicron so far -finance chief
Published by maria gbaf
Posted on December 13, 2021
1 min readLast updated: January 28, 2026
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Published by maria gbaf
Posted on December 13, 2021
1 min readLast updated: January 28, 2026
Primark's shopper numbers have not been affected by the Omicron variant, according to Associated British Foods' finance chief.
LONDON (Reuters) – The emergence of the Omicron variant of coronavirus has so far not had much impact on shopper numbers in Primark stores, the finance chief of owner Associated British Foods said on Friday.
“In terms of the Omicron variant we haven’t really seen much of an effect on footfall,” John Bason told Reuters after the group updated on trading.
Primark trades from 400 stores in Europe and the United States but does not have an online operation.
(Reporting by James Davey; Editing by Kate Holton)
The article discusses how Primark's shopper numbers have not been impacted by the Omicron variant.
John Bason is the finance chief of Associated British Foods, the owner of Primark.
No, Primark does not operate an online store.
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