Primark
The original shop on Mary Street, Dublin | |
| Penneys (in Ireland) | |
| Company type | Subsidiary |
| Industry | Retail |
| Founded | 13 June 1969 in Dublin, Ireland |
| Founder | Arthur Ryan, Micaela Mitchell |
| Headquarters | Arthur Ryan House, 22–24 Parnell Street, Dublin , Ireland |
Number of locations | 476 (2025) |
Area served |
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Key people | Eoin Tonge (CEO) |
| Products | |
| Revenue | £9,448 million (2024) |
Number of employees | 82,000 (2024) |
| Parent | Associated British Foods |
| Website | primark |
| Footnotes / references | |
Primark Limited (/ˈpraɪ.mɑːrk/; trading as Penneys in Ireland) is an Irish multinational retailer specialising in fast fashion. It is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, with 476 shops in Europe and in the United States and franchised shops in Kuwait and Dubai (opening 26 March 2026). The company was founded as Penneys; however, that brand is not used outside of Ireland because of a trademark conflict with American retailer JCPenney. Primark is owned by Associated British Foods.
Primark sells clothing, accessories and footwear, beauty products, housewares, and confectionery.
It is a member of the UN Fashion Charter and the Ethical Trading Initiative. As of 2025, 74% of its garments use recycled fibers.
The company has been criticised for sourcing products from suppliers with poor working conditions in investigations by War on Want, BBC News, as well as from notes found by alleged workers in clothing; however, some of these notes and footage have been determined to be fabricated or hoaxes.