Primark to launch home delivery service despite ‘challenging’ market Chain has long avoided deliveries in Great Britain but says a shift now offers ‘opportunity for profitable growth’ The Guardian - UK · Sep 10
Primark to finally offer home delivery in the UK – but one location will miss out The fashion retailer's owner has purchased a new warehouse in Sheffield to support the plans The Independent UK · Sep 10
Primark to launch home delivery in Great Britain The company did not specify when home delivery would start but said it would come ‘in the future’. Evening Standard · Sep 10
Primark investors hope summer price cuts lift sales as cost of living bites Primark announced a round of price cuts in July that it said ‘reaffirms its place as the home of great value fashion’. Evening Standard · Sep 4
China expresses ‘grave concern’ as internal documents reveal suicide warning before death in Melbourne immigration detention Exclusive: Serious questions raised about whether Chinese citizen was properly monitored at centre run by US prison giant The Guardian - AU · Aug 9
Pauline Hanson’s domestic violence comments were no stumble The One Nation leader has allied herself with men’s rights activists for years, consistently suggesting women routinely make false allegations of violence The Guardian - AU · Jul 24
US cooking oil market shrinking due to Ice pressures on Latino households, Mazola owner says Economic squeeze and anti-immigration raids have hit Hispanic communities, prompting people to shop online and reuse oil The Guardian - UK · Jul 1
Primark owner set for weaker profits as high gas prices to hit sugar arm It said trading has been ‘resilient’ over the latest quarter despite ‘challenging’ retail conditions in most markets. Evening Standard · Jul 1
Thai Airways launches investigation after cabin crew member arrested for smuggling heroin worth £380k Airline vows full cooperation as Australian police allege drugs were hidden in 12 tote bags The Independent UK · Jun 30
Thai air crew member arrested at Melbourne airport with heroin worth B11m Australian police have arrested a female member of a Thai aircrew on an international flight at Melbourne airport after an x-ray by Australian Border Force (ABF) officers allegedly found one kilogramme of heroin concealed in her tote bags. Bangkok Post · Jun 29
Kingsmill owner cleared to create UK’s biggest bread brand with Hovis takeover ABF’s bakeries arm would be likely to exit the market entirely if the deal did not proceed, CMA finds The Guardian - UK · Jun 16
ABF’s Hovis takeover deal given go-ahead by competition watchdog The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said ABF could have pulled out of the UK bakery sector if the merger were not to take place. Evening Standard · Jun 16
US firm fined for Australian immigration security failures. How much? Border force refuses to say Gavan Reynolds cites ‘commercial-in-confidence nature of the contract’ in declining to answer Greens senator’s question in parliament The Guardian - AU · May 28
The home affairs minister, the private prison contractor and the secret meeting Exclusive: ICE-linked private prison operator blamed for catastrophic security failures in Australia’s immigration detention network The Guardian - AU · May 24
The Times of India · May 23 Indian national arrested after $5.6 million meth-making chemical found hidden in food consignment at Sydney port An Indian man has been charged after Australian authorities found a $5.6 million pseudoephedrine shipment hidden in a food consignment at Sydney’s Port Botany.
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Tom’s Hardware · May 15 Australian who smuggled 50 pounds of cocaine inside printers get nine years behind bars — five devices intercepted by border forces had compressed powder stuffed in the paper trays A member of a crime syndicate that tried to smuggle cocaine hidden inside printers has been sentenced to nine years behind bars.
Evening Standard · Apr 25 Veteran plans to become first triple amputee to complete London Marathon Former corporal Andy Reid, who lost both legs and his right arm after stepping on an IED in Afghanistan, expects it will take him 12-13 hours.
The Independent UK · Apr 21 Primark to break free from parent company in bid to boost sales Sales remain strong at the fashion chain but it has faces pressure from online rivals such as Shien and Temu
The Guardian - UK · Apr 21 Primark to split from food business despite warning of Iran war impact ABF, which owns Kingsmill, Twinings and Patak’s, to demerge fashion chain to maximise shareholder returns
Evening Standard · Apr 21 Primark owner ABF reveals plan to spin off high street fashion chain Associated British Foods, which also owns grocery brands including Twinings and Hovis, said it expects to separate Primark by the end of 2027.
The Guardian - UK · Apr 19 ABF poised to reveal result of Primark and food business demerger plan Retail analysts say breaking up food and fashion group would make sense in challenging business environment
The Independent UK · Mar 26 Primark, Magnum, Castrol... who’s next? Why Britain’s top brands are being sold or split by their owners A weak pound and a sluggish economy mean some of our top brands are up for grabs
The Independent UK · Mar 5 Primark names former Marks and Spencer chief as permanent CEO amid potential demerger Owner Associated British Foods (ABF) is also considering a potential demerger of the popular retail chain