article_snippet.sent: Primark and Next had caused Primark and Next problems.
article_snippet.sent: Primark suffered a nightmare Black Friday and problems over the Christmas period after Primark new online distribution centre failed to cope with demand, resulting in no next day deliveries and longer waits for customers.
article_snippet.sent: Primark progress in clothing was partly disrupted by more stock going into the Christmas sale as a result of the unseasonal conditions through the autumn and winter season.
article_snippet.sent: Primark also said that Primark online sales returned to growth of 13.8%, with Primark traffic numbers and customer satisfaction ratings continuing to improve since distribution problems impacted Christmas trading.
article_snippet.sent: Primark said the specialist positioning of Primark food business continued to deliver results in a deflationary market, caused by ongoing supermarket price wars.