ABF Shares Sink 10% As Primark's Woes Deepen

Photo by Peter Dazeley/Getty ImagesGetty ImagesShares in food and clothing conglomerate Associated British Foods tanked on Wednesday, as sales at the key Primark retail division undershot forecasts.At £20.23 per share, the ABF share price was last 9.7% lower in midweek business.At its Primark budget clothing division, the FTSE 100 company said sales are expected to rise 1% in the second half. Growth is tipped to be evenly distributed across the third and fourth quarters.However, on a like-for-like basis, AB ...