Primark withholds £33m rent on its closed UK stores

The retailer has asked its landlords ‘to support us by agreeing terms’ to offset lost salesCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coveragePrimark has refused to pay £33m in rent to its landlords following the closure of its UK stores due to the coronavirus outbreak.The payment, which was due on Wednesday, was meant to cover rent and service charges for two thirds of its 189 UK stores over the next three months. But Associated British Foods, which owns the fas