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Next cheers retail sector with bumper profits and price drop
Shares hit record high as fashion and homeware chain says it ‘feels like it is entering a new era’
Sarah Butler
21, Mar, 2024 @3:24 PM
‘Remarksable’: M&S set to be bright spark of festive retail season amid discount war
JD is licking its wounds as Asos, Boohoo and others take the axe to prices, but Sainsbury’s and Tesco may buck the trend
Sarah Butler
06, Jan, 2024 @3:00 PM
Next warns Red Sea attacks could hit sales in year ahead
Retailer updates profit forecast after bumper Christmas sales but says shipping issues could affect deliveries in 2024
Sarah Butler
04, Jan, 2024 @2:31 PM
Next upgrades profit forecast again as cool weather helps sales
Retailer expects to make £10m more profit than previously predicted, taking full-year target to £885m
Sarah Butler
01, Nov, 2023 @11:23 AM
Lifestyle brand FatFace set to be taken over by Next
FTSE 100 fashion chain has been buying up rivals since pandemic and could reach deal by end of week
Tom Ambrose
11, Oct, 2023 @2:11 PM
Next raises profit outlook again and says prices could fall in spring
Retailer ups full-year expectations for third time in four months as it signals prices could fall for first time in at least two years
Sarah Butler
21, Sep, 2023 @4:09 PM
Next increases Reiss stake to 72% in £128m deal
High street chain links up with Reiss family to buy 34% shareholding from private equity firm Warburg Pincus
Mark Sweney
01, Sep, 2023 @2:45 PM
Why, even now, do we think a woman’s work is worth less? | Heather Stewart
Progress in Asda equal pay case may help root out sexist assumptions behind persistent gender gap
Heather Stewart
11, Aug, 2023 @5:00 AM
Next predicts bigger profits as shoppers flock to summer sale
Wet weather fails to dampen demand as retailer raises profit guidance again
Sarah Butler
03, Aug, 2023 @3:31 PM
Next upgrades profit forecast after warm weather helps sales
Retailer, which is considered good barometer of consumer spending, upgrades annual profit forecast
Joanna Partridge
19, Jun, 2023 @3:09 PM
Next forecasts drop in spring sales amid cost of living crisis and cold weather
Chain’s CEO Simon Wolfson warns of ‘very challenging’ 2023 after signalling price rises of 7%
Julia Kollewe
04, May, 2023 @8:19 AM
‘We all want to be Steve McQueen’: Gary Lineker on his MotD style, baggy jeans and who’ll win the league
As the presenter of Match of the Day, Lineker is renowned for his footballing insight and sharp dressing. He talks about wardrobe choices, being tempted to wear white trousers – and why he’d probably send that tweet again
Lauren Cochrane
24, Apr, 2023 @7:00 AM
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