Budget clothing retailer Primark has continued its US expansion with the opening of two new stores in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. This brings the company’s total store count in the US to five, with another five in the pipeline for Burlington and Braintree, both in Massachusetts, in East Rutherford, New Jersey, and in Staten Island and Brooklyn.

Paul Marchant, chief executive of Primark, said: "We are pleased to open our fourth and fifth stores in the U.S. as we continue to receive extremely positive customer feedback during this time of growth in the Northeast. These openings mark another important milestone in raising awareness of Primark’s unique formula of Amazing Fashion, Amazing Prices."