AB Foods confirms Primark's Christmas quarter sales fell 2.7%
22/01/2026 07:09
LONDON, Jan 22 (Reuters) - Associated British Foods ABF.L, which warned on profit earlier this month, confirmed on Thursday that underlying sales at its Primark clothing business fell 2.7 % in the Christmas quarter. When AB Foods issued its profit warning on January 8, it published sales estimates for the 16 weeks to January 3. Final figures were published on Thursday. (Reporting by James Davey, Editing by Paul Sandle) ((james.davey@thomsonreuters.com))