Primark has announced a £140m investment leading to the opening of four new shops and the creation of at least 850 jobs.
Parent company Associated British Food said it plans to make the investment over the next two years in its UK operations.
As part of that investment the company said “at least” four news shops will be opened.
The locations announced on Friday are
• Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk
• Craigavon in Northern Ireland
• Salisbury in Wiltshire
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The new shops will increase selling space by more than 160,000 square feet.
AdvertisementInvestment is also being put into existing locations and a dedicated Primark Home space will open in Liverpool.
Alongside the new stores, Primark will extend and invest in existing stores and will relocate its stores in Bradford and High Wycombe. In Bradford, Primark will move from its existing Kirkgate Shopping Centre location to The Broadway in the city centre.
