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Old Apr 23rd 2014, 12:55 pm
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http://www.irishtimes.com/business/s...e-us-1.1770969
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Old Apr 23rd 2014, 3:15 pm
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Love Primark, cheap and cheerful.
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Old Apr 23rd 2014, 4:46 pm
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Originally Posted by Montfan72
Love Primark, cheap and cheerful.
I bet the missus has already booked train tickets to Beantown for the opening day.
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Bloody horrible shop.
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Bloody horrible shop.
Indeed. Cheap tat.
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Old Apr 23rd 2014, 5:43 pm
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It's all a bit odd. When they opened in the UK, there was an obvious niche for a chain of cheap clothing stores. In the US, however, the same niche is oversaturated: Walmart, Target, Macy's, JC Penney and others.
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It's all a bit odd. When they opened in the UK, there was an obvious niche for a chain of cheap clothing stores. In the US, however, the same niche is oversaturated: Walmart, Target, Macy's, JC Penney and others.
There are also loads of places like 'Forever 21' which have cheap stuff for teens which is more stylish than Primark.
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I find the name a bit odd for a clothing store....
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Default Re: Primark to open first store in the US

Originally Posted by Owen778
It's all a bit odd. When they opened in the UK, there was an obvious niche for a chain of cheap clothing stores. In the US, however, the same niche is oversaturated: Walmart, Target, Macy's, JC Penney and others.
Primark is even cheaper than the above list
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Originally Posted by Sally Redux
There are also loads of places like 'Forever 21' which have cheap stuff for teens which is more stylish than Primark.
Forever21 are also in the UK. Not sure where they started out.
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Originally Posted by Owen778
Forever21 are also in the UK. Not sure where they started out.
Oh I didn't know that.
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Originally Posted by Sally Redux
Oh I didn't know that.
Haven't really shopped there all that much. Are they like a TK/TJ Maxx?
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Haven't really shopped there all that much. Are they like a TK/TJ Maxx?
Forever21? No, they just have their own stuff, aimed at a young market.
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Originally Posted by lizzyq
Primark is even cheaper than the above list
They'll be going head to head with Old Navy. Good luck with that!
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Originally Posted by Pulaski
They'll be going head to head with Old Navy. Good luck with that!
Primark's far cheaper than Old Navy!

In case my recollection was wrong I just looked on the Old Navy website, but basic things like t-shirts or vest tops that would be £2 in Primark are $15-25 in Old Navy.
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