According to the Brits ....... Penny's (Primark) is an English store

TheLastMohican

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-3286834/I-felt-like-kid-candy-store-Americans-wild-loved-British-retailer-Primark-fast-fashion-brand-opens-store-Boston.html

But according to Wiki, it's Irish: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primark

Who is right?

Fluffy Cat 88

Feckin tans!

johnny osbourne

i hear they have the biggest lingerie department in ireland

Nichard Dixon

it is an Irish based subsidiary of a British company.

MiskyBoyy

Nichard Dixon wrote: »

it is an Irish based subsidiary of a British company.

You are correct.

Originally it was 100% an Irish store but not anymore.

Duckworth_Luas

They may take our lives but they'll never take our value packs of 5 polyester boxer shorts for €5.99! :mad:

gammygils

I thought it was Penney's not Penny's

MiskyBoyy

gammygils wrote: »

I thought it was Penney's not Penny's

'Tis bahh!

fleet_admiral

There's a sale at pennys

TheLastMohican

So, is it Irish or British? According to Wiki ........ it's Irish

K.Flyer

TheLastMohican wrote: »

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-3286834/I-felt-like-kid-candy-store-Americans-wild-loved-British-retailer-Primark-fast-fashion-brand-opens-store-Boston.html

But according to Wiki, it's Irish: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primark

Who is right?

From the same article...

The Dublin-based company made its September 10th debut in Boston with roughly 77,000 square feet of space over four floors.

GrayFox208

TheLastMohican wrote: »

So, is it Irish or British? According to Wiki ........ it's Irish

As mentioned above, it's an Irish based subsidiary or an British company.

Mother Brain

I'm a "brit" and I don't think so.

You sir, are a liar! We shall have pistols at dawn I tell you!

My honour has been besmirched, I demand satisfaction!

Or would you rather a thrashing? Marquis of Queensbury rules hmmmm??

Have at you!

GrayFox208

Mother Brain wrote: »

I'm a "brit" and I don't think so.

You sir, are a liar! We shall have pistols at dawn I tell you!

My honour has been besmirched, I demand satisfaction!

Or would you rather a thrashing? Marquis of Queensbury rules hmmmm??

Have at you!

SIR. I SAY SIR. THE TIME IS UPON US SIR.

TireeTerror

Its a subsidiary of Associated British Foods.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Associated_British_Foods

Mother Brain

GrayFox208 wrote: »

SIR. I SAY SIR. THE TIME IS UPON US SIR.

Indeed man, indeed!

This scoundrel and villain shall feel the touch of my steely wand upon the field of honour before the night is out I tell you!

Never before have I endured such a wound to mine own rectitude!

To battle I say! For king and country and a dozen frilly flim flams to this vile slabbywag!

darkpagandeath

So I guess we will be along soon saying RR is not German ? Is it because it's the lads next door people have a problem with ?

Nodin

Mother Brain wrote: »

I'm a "brit" and I don't think so.

You sir, are a liar! We shall have pistols at dawn I tell you!

My honour has been besmirched, I demand satisfaction!

Or would you rather a thrashing? Marquis of Queensbury rules hmmmm??

Have at you!

GrayFox208 wrote: »

SIR. I SAY SIR. THE TIME IS UPON US SIR.

Gentleman, I suggest that should you wish to throw your wigs upon the green, then you should do so with a weighted object therein, the weather having turned inclement.

Sunnyisland

Them Brits are even taking our penny's .

LDN_Irish

realies wrote: »

Them Brits are even taking our penny's .

Is that where the 1c and 2c are going?

Teafor two12345

LDN_Irish wrote: »

Is that where the 1c and 2c are going?

I'm soooo glad they are going!

milli milli

According to LinkedIn it is an Irish store.
Flagship store is in Mary St, Dublin where it was founded.
The last time I read about it (maybe it's changed since) money goes back to Dublin from UK

Collie D

TireeTerror wrote: »

Its a subsidiary of Associated British Foods.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Associated_British_Foods

This is correct. If you wanted to buy shares in Primark (this is also the official name of the Irish company, Penneys is a trading name) you'd buy ABF shares on the London Stock Exchange.

The company was however set up first in Ireland by an Irishman. The head office for the entire Primark corporation for all countries is still in Dublin - a new building was officially opened a month or two ago.

Still very much seen as an Irish company. Similar to Guinness/Diageo I suppose.

Sunnyisland

When you read the link at the end of above daily mail link , it's from CNN and actually says its Irish and the company played up on its Irish roots in promoting itself there, just saying like so ye all know :-)

Sunnyisland

Aye, fight and you may die. Run and you’ll live — at least a while. And, dying in your beds many years from now, would you be willing to trade all the days from this day to that for one chance, just one chance, to come back here and tell our enemies that they may take our lives, but they’ll never take our penny's? ...

Now I am of to M&S for a nice cup of English tea, later folks .

LordSutch

realies wrote: »

Aye, fight and you may die. Run and you’ll live — at least a while. And, dying in your beds many years from now, would you be willing to trade all the days from this day to that for one chance, just one chance, to come back here and tell our enemies that they may take our lives, but they’ll never take our penny's? ... .

Yes yes yes, we need more of that Churchillian fighting spirit ..

never in the field of human conflict......

Teafor two12345

LordSutch wrote: »

Yes yes yes, we need more of that Churchillian fighting spirit ..

I LOVE that man's speeches!

Collie D

LordSutch wrote: »

Yes yes yes, we need more of that Churchillian fighting spirit ..

never in the field of human conflict......

I'm not sure if William Wallace would like to be compared to a British Prime Minister but who knows

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

TheLastMohican wrote: »

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-3286834/I-felt-like-kid-candy-store-Americans-wild-loved-British-retailer-Primark-fast-fashion-brand-opens-store-Boston.html

But according to Wiki, it's Irish: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primark

Who is right?

It's now a subsidiary of Associated British Foods plc . Which is a UK registered company.

petrolcan

TheLastMohican wrote: »

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-3286834/I-felt-like-kid-candy-store-Americans-wild-loved-British-retailer-Primark-fast-fashion-brand-opens-store-Boston.html

But according to Wiki, it's Irish: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primark

Who is right?

Who cares?

GrayFox208

Mother Brain wrote: »

Indeed man, indeed!

This scoundrel and villain shall feel the touch of my steely wand upon the field of honour before the night is out I tell you!

Never before have I endured such a wound to mine own rectitude!

To battle I say! For king and country and a dozen frilly flim flams to this vile slabbywag!

*slaps with glove* I CHALLENGE YOU TO A DUEL SIR

TireeTerror

petrolcan wrote: »

Who cares?

Quite a lot of people by the looks of it!

shamrock2004

Duckworth_Luas wrote: »

They may take our lives but they'll never take our value packs of 5 polyester boxer shorts for €5.99! :mad:

Thanks for the tip - going to jump in the car and stock up!!

Damn... I wish I had better things to do with my saturdays

roverrules

To its logical conclusion, Primark is actually Canadian, seeing as they are owned by ABF who are owned primarily by the the Westons ( the guy the IRA* tried to kidnap, 2 years after Dunne was Galen Weston, brother of Gerry Weston chairman of ABF ) So Penney's was originally opened by Galen Weston a Canadian

By 1965, Weston’s business had grown to six grocery stores. Four years later, he expanded his business interests with the purchase of a bankrupt department store Todd Burns which he renamed Penneys. Within a year, four more stores opened, all with a similar discount format. Two years later, the first Penneys outside of Dublin was launched, followed by eleven more stores, including one in Northern Ireland. Meanwhile, Weston married Hilary Frayne, one of Ireland’s top fashion models, in 1966. In the early Seventies, Weston expanded his grocery holdings with the acquisition of competitor Quinnsworth.[6] Weston also purchased an interest in Brown Thomas, the upscale Dublin department store, and eventually acquired full ownership in 1984.

*Can't be having an AH thread about Britain without the IRA, something like Godwin's law I believe except it should be called Rover's law

Fratton Fred

TheLastMohican wrote: »

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-3286834/I-felt-like-kid-candy-store-Americans-wild-loved-British-retailer-Primark-fast-fashion-brand-opens-store-Boston.html

But according to Wiki, it's Irish: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primark

Who is right?

Where in the article does it say they're English? /pedant

TireeTerror

Fratton Fred wrote: »

Where in the article does it say they're English? /pedant

"And while few Americans are aware of the British high street brand"

TheLastMohican

Fratton Fred wrote: »

Where in the article does it say they're English? /pedant

I would have thought that the sub headline 'I felt like a kid in a candy store!' Americans go wild for much-loved British retailer Primark after the fast fashion brand opens its first US store in Boston is the giveaway.

And thank you for addressing me as a pedant ....... far more flattering than peasant

Fratton Fred

Whooooosh

TheLastMohican

TireeTerror wrote: »

"And while few Americans are aware of the British high street brand"

Have to make excuses for our Fred. Probably tired-eye syndrome after watching the 0 - 0 today at, where else but, Fratton Park.

danjo-xx

fleet_admiral wrote:

There's a sale at pennys

Knickers are down!

DEFTLEFTHAND

TireeTerror wrote: »

"And while few Americans are aware of the British high street brand"

Maybe they're Scots.

TheLastMohican

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

Maybe they're Scots.

What's wrong with being Welsh?

DEFTLEFTHAND

TheLastMohican wrote: »

What's wrong with being Welsh?

They have square heads.

TheLastMohican

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

They have square heads.

Didn't realize that SpongeBob came from Llanfair­pwllgwyngyll­gogery­chwyrn­drobwll­llan­tysilio­gogo­goch.

Fratton Fred

TheLastMohican wrote: »

What's wrong with being Welsh?

Nothing at all, so why does British mean English?

TheLastMohican

Fratton Fred wrote: »

Nothing at all, so why does British mean English?

For your perusal Fred. However, if you don't feel like reading it ...... no sweat. I won't be asking trick questions.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2358038/How-calling-English-British-means-likely-wary-EU.html

Paramite Pie

When I was younger I didn't know penny's was Irish and always thought it was British. So I won't fault them for thinking the same.

The Daily Mail have referred to it as Irish in the past though...

Fratton Fred

TheLastMohican wrote: »

For your perusal Fred. However, if you don't feel like reading it ...... no sweat. I won't be asking trick questions.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2358038/How-calling-English-British-means-likely-wary-EU.html

Please, stop making a fool of yourself.

Fratton Fred

Paramite Pie wrote: »

When I was younger I didn't know penny's was Irish and always thought it was British. So I won't fault them for thinking the same.

The Daily Mail have referred to it as Irish in the past though...

It's like Guinness or Jaguar. Guinness is no less Irish for being owned by a British multinational, or Jaguar no less British for being Indian owned.

Aidric

FFS, these threads are getting embarrassing now.

roverrules

Fratton Fred wrote: »

It's like Guinness or Jaguar. Guinness is no less Irish for being owned by a British multinational, or Jaguar no less British for being Indian owned.

Hard to keep up, I thought Ford owned Jaguar, now it's bloody Tayto Tata