Emma Cowing - Time this belter made its mark in the capital

"WHERE DID you get your belt? It's gorgeous!" The German woman leaned across the bar to examine the strip of leather round my waist more closely and I bit my lip, wondering whether or not to tell her the truth. What if she laughed in my face? What if she shrunk away, horrified? Hoping that because I was abroad, on holiday in Berlin and therefore dealing with the uninitiated, I decided to be honest. "I got it from Primark," I whispered. "Primark?" she repeated. "W

Good question. According to figures released yesterday, it is now the second- biggest clothing retailer in Britain, with £1 in every £10 spent on clothes in this country finding its way into a Primark till. Retail experts are predicting that within t...