Penneys has confirmed its position on home delivery remains unchanged for Irish shoppers, despite reports elsewhere suggesting the retailer was preparing to launch an online ordering service, reports The Mirror.
British newspaper The Times had reported that Primark, which trades as Penneys in Ireland, was set to offer home delivery for the first time.
However, a Primark spokesperson told RTÉ News that the company’s “position on home delivery remains unchanged,” reports The Mirror.
The Penneys app in Ireland currently only allows users to browse products and check stock availability, with no online purchasing or delivery option offered, reports The Mirror.
The report had come after Primark lost out to Marks & Spencer in a bidding war for an ASOS warehouse in Staffordshire, a state-of-the-art online fulfilment centre that sold for £67.5 million.
Primark subsequently clarified it had not been seeking the facility for home delivery purposes, reports The Mirror.
“As part of regular reviews of our distribution network to support future growth, we explored this site as a potential option for our Click & Collect service in Great Britain,” the company said, reports The Mirror.
The retailer has long resisted launching an online offering, citing the fact that its ultra-low prices and tight margins cannot absorb the operational costs of picking, packing and shipping individual orders, or the cost of processing returns.
A Click & Collect service is available in Great Britain but has not been extended to Ireland, reports The Mirror.
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