Primark’s 500th store: Monaghans marks a decade of retail project delivery for Primark in Italy

As Primark opens its 500th global store at La Cartiera Shopping Centre near Naples, Monaghans celebrates 10 years of supporting the retailer’s store expansion across Italy.

Primark’s 500th store opening at La Cartiera Shopping Centre near Naples marks a major milestone for the international retailer. For Monaghans, the opening carries an additional significance, marking 10 years of delivering Project Management Services across the Italian market and supporting Primark’s wider continued expansion.

The latest phase of that journey has been particularly busy, with three projects delivered in just six weeks: Cremona at the end of July, La Cartiera on 1 September and Naples Grande Sud on 8 September.

Supporting Primark’s retail expansion in Italy

Primark first entered the Italian market in 2016 with its store at Il Centro in Arese, Milan. Since then, the retailer has continued to expand across Italy, with La Cartiera becoming its 22nd Italian store and its 500th store worldwide.

Over the past decade, Monaghans has played a key role in supporting this growth, combining structured project management, programme management and local delivery knowledge to help Primark bring new retail spaces to customers across Italy.

Delivering three Primark store openings in six weeks

The latest phase of Primark’s Italian rollout underlines the pace and complexity of modern retail project delivery.

Delivering three stores in six weeks brings a different set of challenges to delivering a single project. Cremona. La Cartiera. Grande Sud. Three projects moving together, one team carrying the knowledge and momentum from one live project to the next. For Primark, this helps maintain quality, consistency and momentum across its expanding Italian estate.

The long-standing relationship between Monaghans and Primark reflects the value of a trusted project delivery partner that understands both the retailer’s global standards and the practical realities of delivering stores in different locations.

Looking ahead: continued growth in Italy

As Primark continues to invest in Italy, including further store openings and logistics infrastructure, effective project management will remain central to delivering growth at pace while maintaining the customer experience expected of a major international retailer.

For Monaghans, the 500-store milestone is an opportunity to recognise not only Primark’s continued growth, but also 10 years of relationships, experience and collaboration supporting the retailer’s journey across Italy.

We look forward to supporting the next chapter of growth.