Pricewatch: 2019 was eventful for hard-pressed consumers
Food scares, Brexit fears, rising costs, and how to cut a pineapple
Penneys-Primark founder Arthur Ryan ‘fun, fantastic and loyal’, funeral told
Shop workers form guard of honour as founder of clothing chain laid to rest
Business leaders pay tribute to ‘retailer pioneer’ Arthur Ryan
Dublin man established Penneys and Primark as a major global fashion brand
Arthur Ryan: Penneys boss took ‘pile high, sell cheap’ to a new level
Dubliner grew a low-price business for under 35s into today’s influential global brand
Penneys matriarch: ‘The harder I work the longer I live’
Top 1000: Breege O’Donoghue, The Irish Times Top 1000 Distinguished Leader in Business 2019, on her early years in Clare and the recipe for Penneys' success
Breege O’Donoghue named ‘Irish Times’ Top 1000 distinguished leader in business
Ms O’Donoghue of Primark/Penneys, is one of the most powerful people in Irish retailing
After half a century, will we ever reach peak Primark?
Caveat: Retail juggernaut plans to further expand, but shun ecommerce
Penneys chair complained about Aer Lingus sponsorship of Phil Coulter
‘What can you gain by doing one-night stands in the US – it is like a midge flying into a hurricane?’
Thanks, Penneys. The rise and rise of Primark
Following the success of the store in the US, and as it launches in Milan next week, we follow the success of Penneys from a pile-em-high shop on Dublin’s Mary Street to the fashion capitals of the world
Primark makes its mark in Spain as turnover hits €1.17bn
Primark’s low-cost products have been popular with Spaniards seeking a bargain
Primark’s new HQ all about energy and fun
Open-plan layout of Parnell Street buildings features 40 meeting rooms, cafe and gym
Hundreds to attend funerals of Baltimore drowning victims
Search to continue off Beacon Point for young man still missing after tragedy
Baltimore victims are related to Penneys founder
Arthur Ryan’s son drowned in Cork tragedy while his grandson remains missing at sea
Long journey from one Boston to another as Primark boss takes on US
Almost 71, Breege O’Donoghue is looking forward to opening 10 US shops in 12 months
The Irish consumer: a strange beast
We take pride in ‘Irish’ goods made overseas but take much local produce for granted. We complain to the wrong people. And it’s brother against brother in the war over two samey teas
It’s ‘Philadelphia, here I come’ for Penneys with major US deal
Fashion retailer announces US expansion plan in deal with Sears
Penneys from heaven as store opening suits Kenny
With protesters out of sight, Taoiseach Enda Kenny gets warm welcome at Primark Berlin outlet
Planet Business
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Can bargain-hunting US shoppers be convinced to spend in Penneys?
Boston, with its large Irish community, is a good beachhead for Primark to attempt its most ambitious retail invasion
AB Foods chief dismisses speculation about divesting Primark
‘It will not happen on my watch,’ says John Bason
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