Primark rolls out click-and-collect as profits soar

Primark is expanding its click-and-collect service to all British stores by the end of 2025 as its first half profits surge.
The fashion retailer’s first half revenue rose 7.5% to £4.5bn with like-for-like sales up 2.1% and margin recovery to 11.3%, up from 8.3%.
It said the strong growth was driven by newly-opened stores and by last year’s “carefully selected price increases” to offset inflation.
In the UK, sales grew 4.3% against the same period last year, driven