Primark has opened a new store in Belfast just over three months since its flagship premises in the city was gutted by fire. Primark director Ben Mansfield said the company is “committed to a long-term future in Belfast”. Belfast Lord Mayor Deirdre Hargey said it was a boost to the city centre to get the new Primark store opened before Christmas. “We are speaking to City Council about the plan for the new year because we need to keep the city centre busy in January,” he said. “I believe a stakeholder group is being set up so we will be part of that.”Elsewhere in the city centre, the first Guineys store in Belfast opened at the site of the former British Home Stores building off Cornmarket.

Source: The Irish Times December 08, 2018 10:07 UTC