Primark to trial UK click and collect in move into online sales

Customers will be able to order from about 2,000 items online, including children's clothes

Primark will trial a click-and-collect service in the UK, in the budget fashion chain's first significant move into online shopping as it confirmed price rises were on the way.

The high street retailer will launch the trial at 25 stores in the north-west of England by the end of the year, but said it would only cover children's clothing and accessories, as the company - owned by Associated British Foods (ABF) - tries to draw more families into its stores.