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Primark boss Paul Marchant resigns after claims about his ‘inappropriate behaviour’

Paul Marchant has been CEO of Primark since 2009 (Picture: Brian Lawless/PA)

Primark boss Paul Marchant has resigned over his behaviour towards a woman.

The nature of the incident is unclear, but it has resulted in Marchant apologising to both the woman and the board of Primark’s parent company.

Understood to have taken place in a social setting, it has been described by parent company Associated British Foods (ABF) as an ‘error of judgment’.

The company said: ‘His actions fell below the standards expected by ABF.’

George Weston, chief executive of ABF, said: ‘I am immensely disappointed. At ABF, we believe that high standards of integrity are essential.

‘Acting responsibly is the only way to build and manage a business over the long-term.

‘Colleagues and others must be treated with respect and dignity. Our culture has to be, and is, bigger than any one individual.’

Primark saw sustained growth under Marchant, except for the covid-19 years (Picture: Brian Lawless/PA)

Mr Marchant had led the fashion retail chain since 2009, when he took over from the company’s founder Arthur Ryan.

He had joined Primark from fast fashion rival New Look. Before that, he was with Debenhams, Topman and River Island.

Primark’s profits plunged 60% in the first year of the covid-19 pandemic.

By last year, however, they had increased 51% to £1.1billion, giving the company an operating profit of 11%.

Primark and its 450 stores account for roughly half of sales at ABF, which also owns Twinings tea and the Ryvita crispbread brand.

But a slowdown in sales early this year led the company to cut its forecasted profits for the year by 2%.

‘If Primark is struggling, you know the UK retail sector is in trouble’, Russ Mould, investment director at AJ Bell, said.

Dublin-based Primark was originally founded as Penneys, a name it still trades under in Ireland.

It changed its name to Primark when it expanded to the UK in 1973, because the American retailer JCPenney already owned the rights to the ‘Penneys’ brand there.

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