Primark, the worldwide trend retailer, has at present opened the doorways to its 450th retailer in Orlando, Florida. The milestone coincides with Primark’s fifty fifth anniversary when founder Arthur Ryan opened the primary retailer in the summertime of 1969 in Eire. The opening of Primark in Orlando is the retailer’s second retailer within the sunshine state of Florida and marks its 26th retailer within the US. Earlier this week, Primark opened its 64th retailer in Spain with a gap in Madrid, bringing the full variety of Primark shops within the Neighborhood of Madrid to 12.
Positioned in The Florida Mall, in shut proximity to the Walt Disney Resort, the most recent Primark retailer spans 36,200 sq. ft, throughout two flooring. It boasts the biggest Disney assortment of any Primark retailer with a complete flooring devoted to Disney and Marvel collections and equipment.
Commenting on the opening, Primark CEO Paul Marchant mentioned: “What an thrilling time for Primark, on one aspect of the Atlantic we’ve opened our 26th US retailer in Orlando Florida, which is our 450th globally, whereas on the opposite we’re celebrating 55 years of Penneys in Eire. It began in 1969 when our visionary founder, the late Arthur Ryan, opened the primary Penneys retailer on Mary Avenue in Dublin. At the moment we’re extremely proud to function in 17 international locations the world over, making wanting good and feeling good price much less regardless of the vacation spot.
“Our new Orlando retailer has the identical nice Primark providing that our worldwide prospects know and love, together with a powerful vary of Disney merchandise, a lot of which you’ll solely discover at Primark. We all know can be an enormous draw for holidaymakers given the shop’s shut location to the Walt Disney resort.”
“Primark has developed a long-standing collaboration with Disney over the past 11 years,’” mentioned Sarah Jackson, world director of license at Primark. “At the moment we’re excited to take the following step in our collaboration and convey Orlando customers Disney and Marvel-inspired collections on the costs that Primark is thought and liked for. The dedication of a complete Disney and Marvel flooring is a primary for Primark, delivering an unparalleled expertise, and is for certain to be an enormous hit with our prospects.”
Primark first made its manner throughout the Atlantic in September 2015, opening in Boston, Massachusetts, and has now grown to have 26 shops within the US, with plans to open its first retailer in Michigan subsequent month. Across the globe, Primark has opened 11 shops up to now this yr, throughout Europe and the US. This contains its first retailer in Hungary, which opened in Budapest earlier this summer season and is the corporate’s 17th worldwide market.