Essex: Shoppers' delight as Primark opens in Chelmsford (From Braintree and Witham Times)
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Essex: Shoppers' delight as Primark opens in Chelmsford
12:02pm Thursday 6th September 2012 in News
Shoppers are greeted as they enter the new Primark Chelmsford store
Shoppers delighted at the opening of a popular high street clothing store in Chelmsford.
The ribbon was cut at the Primark store in the High Chelmer shopping centre at 9am on Thursday and it did not take long for items to fly off the shelves.
Scores of people queued outside wanting to be the first to grab hold of the merchandise inside the store which has become popular in recent years due to their budget clothing and accessories.
One of the first people inside was 71-year-old Heather Elliott who felt it was about time Chelmsford had a Primark.
Mrs Elliott said: “This is actually the first time I have ever been in a Primark, but whenever I watch the TV the fashion guru’s always talk about the quality of the clothing’s price and style.
“I am a bit worried about how this store could effect other shops in the High Street as it will be very popular.
“But Chelmsford is a city now and I think it is great that a place like Chelmsford finally has a Primark of it’s own.”
The 40,900sq ft store which is split over two floors has taken 11 weeks to construct and is the Irish-based company’s 241st shop to open worldwide and has created 238 jobs.
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THE_STIG
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1:08pm Thu 6 Sep 12
tofKin13
Bhudeeka
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8:19am Fri 7 Sep 12
JAXINTHEBOX
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10:46am Fri 7 Sep 12
noggynoo
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1:25pm Tue 11 Sep 12
JAXINTHEBOX wrote:Perhaps the people shop who shop there have very little money & no choice in where to go to buy clothes. Have you ever actually been in a Primark store? I have & I've never seen the goods laying all over the floor.
Its not being a snob, who would want to buy cheap, wear it and throw it clothes from a jumble sale type shop where everything lays on the floor!!!
JAXINTHEBOX
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4:16pm Tue 11 Sep 12
Saoul91 says...
12:52pm Thu 6 Sep 12
If there's one thing Chelmsford lacks it's a music scene - a few mainstream, overpriced bars don't cut the bill. I want to see a live music venue, something real that can breathe life into the 'city' center. Anyone who has been to the Arts Center in Norwich can get the idea that I have in my head - a church conversion that forms a brilliantly intimate venue, I went there recently to see 'We Are Scientists' and it really brought home how much we are missing and how far I had to travel to find this sort of experience. We are a city now - lets live it!