When ‘budget shopping’ is no longer cheap


A person walking past a display for Primark’s adaptive range in central London recently. Budget fashion chain Primark on Jan 28 launched a line of clothing created specifically for those with disabilities. — AFP

Deb Taylor emerged empty-handed from her branch of budget fashion retailer Primark in Southampton, southern England, complaining that “even the cheap stuff’s not cheap anymore”.

The 63-year-old cleaner was echoed by Antonia Alden, a stay-at-home mum of three who was on a rare shopping trip looking for a birthday present.

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