Primark announces website launch date as 400 high street staff are laid off
20.01.2022 - 18:07
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High street shopping giant Primark is launching a new website, it has announced.
Primark shoppers have been begging for a new website for years, and now their dreams are finally coming to fruition. The new webpage will allow customers to see what clothes are in stores right now, instead of just a preview like on its current website.
At the moment, shoppers often have to use social media to get a sneak peak of new ranges.
The fashion chain also confirmed that customers will be able to check stock levels in their local store - meaning you’ll be able to see what is available.
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"The new website will showcase many more of our products and will provide customers with product availability by store," a statement said.
The website will be live by the end of March 2022, according to Primark.
But sadly, shoppers still won't be able to order goods for home delivery on the new website.
Primark has remained adamant that it won't start selling its clothing online, despite calls from shoppers during the coronavirus lockdown.
The closure of non-essential retail saw Primark stores temporarily closed for months at a time - with its sales dropping to £650million sales a month to £0 due to no online revenue.
In its latest trading update released today, the retailer warned sales in the past 16 weeks were 5% lower than pre-covid levels in the same period two years ago. Like-for-like sales were 11% below.
The retailer said the cost of materials and the supply chain crisis has been mitigated by a favourable US dollar exchange rate compared to last year and a reduction in store operating costs.
As a result, Primark said it will axe 400 shop floor jobs this year as