A CGI rendering of the Primark outlet in Belfast city centre, which has been undergoing a major refurbishment after a firePrimark plans to reopen its refurbished flagship Belfast store in the first week in November more than four years after a devastating fire in August 2018 forced it to close.
The redevelopment of the store, which Primark described as “complex”, is part of wider investment in Northern Ireland by the chain that will also see the opening of a new Primark store in Rushmere Shopping Centre in Craigavon, Co Armagh. Primark’s existing store on Castle Street will merge with the restored Bank Buildings site to create the new larger store, while as part of the process, a smaller Primark store at Fountain House, Donegall Place, will close in the days before the Bank Buildings reopening, with all employees transferring to the new store.
“We recognise how much the business community and wider city of Belfast has been affected by the devastating fire at our store back in 2018. We have put our heart and soul into retaining, conserving and restoring this much-loved historical building. We are nearly there with this redevelopment, and we cannot wait to finally reopen the doors and welcome our customers and our colleagues back into our Bank Buildings store.