by Chloe St John
Primark has officially re-opened it's doors in Belfast City Centre.
The clothing company's flagship store at Bank Buildings was devastated by a massive fire at the end of August.
The new outlet is at the back of the original premises at Commonwealth House on Castle Street.
It has 4 floors, 22 tills, 32 fitting rooms, and 2 custom elevators.
Eager shoppers were given complimentary cups of tea and special Primark 'goodie-bags' as they queued in the cold outside the store early this morning:
Shoppers are being handed special Primark goodie-bags as the retailer re-opens it’s Belfast store pic.twitter.com/Dv7lM6bSoo
— Q Radio News (@qnewsdesk) 8 December 2018
This woman works in a nearby shop and says the return of Primark is a huge boost:
Mayor of Belfast City Council, Councillor Deirdre Hargey, welcomed the return of the retailer to the city:
Belfast City Council Mayor @DeirdreHargey tells @qnewsdesk it’s a ‘significant day’ for Belfast as Primark re-opens it’s doors in Belfast City Centre. pic.twitter.com/MdbOy4U5ge
— Chloe St John (@chloestjohn) 8 December 2018
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