Arthur Ryan, the founder of Penneys, died during the week at the age of 83. The funeral procession of Penneys founder Arthur Ryan has passed by the clothing chain’s first store, where a guard of honour was formed. The hearse moved on to Jervis Street in Dublin before passing the Penneys store on Mary Street. […]

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The company recently celebrated its 50th anniversary. Arthur Ryan, the founder, chairman, and former chief executive of Primark, has died today, after a short illness, it was announced by the company today (Monday 8 July). Ryan was born in July 1935, and he opened his first Penneys store on Mary Street in Dublin in July 1969. […]

7 years ago