Primark, the international clothing retailer, continues its global expansion by opening a new distribution center in Jacksonville, FL. The distribution center, which comprises over 550,000 square feet of warehouse space in North Jacksonville, will serve Primark’s expansion in the U.S., focusing on Southern states, including Florida, Texas, and more. 

 In addition to the opening, the retailer also announced it signed lease agreements to open new stores at:

  • Potomac Mills, Woodbridge, VA
  • Mall at Prince George’s, Hyattsville, MD
  • CoolSprings Galleria, Franklin, TN
  • Katy Mills, Katy, TX

With more than 128,000 square feet of retail selling space, these new stores will bring Primark to new states with the addition of Tennessee. 

Primark will service the new stores by its Jacksonville distribution center and its existing distribution center in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

“We’ve seen growing demand for Primark stores across the U.S., particularly in our southern locations where we’ve even expanded our store footprint in our Sawgrass Mills store to meet customer demand,” said Kevin Tulip, president of Primark U.S. “The opening of this distribution center in Jacksonville comes at the perfect time for the brand and our customers as we set our sights on continued growth across the U.S., including in Florida and Texas, as well as our first store in Tennessee. We’re thrilled to continue to bring ‘Primania’ to new customers with our expansion.” 

Primark plans to import cargo through the Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT), which is reportedly within a one-day truck drive of nearly 100 million U.S. consumers.

“We welcome Primark to Jacksonville and are thrilled to be a part of the global retailer’s expansion in the United States,” said Eric Green, CEO of the Jacksonville Port Authority. “As new European ocean carrier services call our port, it further strengthens our connections to businesses throughout Europe, which is a target growth market for us, and supports jobs and economic impact for our city and state.”

Since 2013, Primark has doubled its global warehouse capacity. This is Primark’s second distribution center in the U.S., in addition to Bethlehem, PA. Primark operates 24 stores across nine states in the U.S. and plans to reach 60 stores in the U.S. by 2026. 

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