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PENNEYS HAPPY RETURN
How Irish love affair with Penneys began as 250k snap up shop appointments and slots up for €100 online
Updated: 12 May 2021, 16:38
THE nation’s obsession with Penneys was reignited this week - as shops opened by appointent only for loyal customers.
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Garfield Weston s son Galen and his wife Hilary who were at the opening of the first Penneys storeCredit: Getty Images - Getty
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Police look on as a major blaze engulfs Primark s Belfast store in August 2018Credit: PA:Press Association
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Primark s Arthur Ryan and Paul Marchant at Madrid shop opening in 2014Credit: Reuters
And after 250,000 eager shoppers snapped up bookings, appointment slots were even spotted for sale online on Done Deal and Facebook Marketplace for up to €100.