New Primark outlet to be located in large shopping centre to the east of the capital.

Primark, the low-cost Irish fashion chain, has announced that it will open a second store in Rome, at the RomaEst shopping mall, on 1 June.

The opening comes seven months after the retail giant launched in the capital with a 7,000-sqm store at the new Maximo mall in the south of the city.

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The RomaEst venue, which brings to seven the number of Primark stores in Italy, will employ 350 people.

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The opening of Rome's first Primark outlet coincided with Black Friday sales, leading to long queues of eager shoppers.

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