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Do we like Primark?

Low-price fashion and homeware retailer based in Dublin, Ireland, trading in Europe and the US (Penneys in Ireland).

Our score: 4 out of 10. Cheap clothes with a long record of supply-chain rows. It has acted when problems surfaced, but the fast-fashion model and supplier pressure keep us wary.

Primark is the budget clothing chain owned by Associated British Foods (ABF). It sells very cheap fashion and has grown big on that. ABF has been reviewing its structure, including a possible spin-off of Primark, after weaker Christmas trading.

On the top team: Eoin Tonge was made permanent CEO in March 2026 after being interim since March 2025. The previous CEO, Paul Marchant, resigned after an investigation into alleged inappropriate behaviour towards a female colleague.

The supply chain is where the trouble has been. In 2008, after a BBC investigation, Primark dropped Indian suppliers that had subcontracted to firms using child labour. In 2019 it suspended sourcing from Bangladeshi factories over claims of worker dismissals.

Primark does take action. It built a team of over 100 people to police ethical and environmental standards and has set targets on textile waste and CO2. A 2023 report still named it among brands with high rates of unfair practices towards Bangladeshi suppliers. We'd say mixed, so a middling-low score.

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