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Next's third quarter sales growth was slightly ahead of guidance given in September

Next keeps full year guidance after Q3 sales rise

Clothing retailer Next said today that sales picked up in October after a poor start to autumn trading and the group kept its profit guidance for the full 2019-20 year.

Business • 30 Oct 19

Next said it made a pre-tax profit of £319.6m in the 26 weeks to July 27

Next's first half profit rises on strong online growth

Clothing retailer Next made a "disappointing" start to autumn trading which it said was down to unusually warm weather, rather than uncertainty over Britain's EU exit.

Business • 19 Sep 19

Ted Baker has, until now, partnered with Debenhams for its childrenswear line

Ted Baker picks Debenhams over Next for childrenswear

Ted Baker is to sell its children's clothes through Next from 2020 - ending its current partnership with struggling retailer Debenhams.

Business • 16 Aug 19

Next has maintained its sales and profit guidance for the full 2019-20 year

Next benefits from warm Easter with 4.5% Q1 sales rise

UK clothing chain Next today said warm weather over the Easter holiday drove a 4.5% rise in full-price first-quarter sales, beating its own forecasts of a 3.2% rise.

Business • 01 May 19

Peter, Geraldine and Jane Swarbrigg first brought the Inglot name to Ireland in 2009

Inglot Cosmetics Ireland agrees new deal with Next

Inglot Cosmetics Ireland is expanding its UK operations with the opening of two new concession stores in retailer Next.

Business • 01 Apr 19

Next has cautioned that the high street is set to remain 'challenging' this year

Next warns of 'challenging' conditions in 2019

UK clothing chain Next has today forecast a fourth fall in annual profit in a row as it grapples with the sector's structural shift from physical stores to online.

Business • 21 Mar 19

Next downgrades profit forecast

Fashion chain Next has downgraded its full-year profit forecast to £723 million, from the £727 million previously expected.

Business • 03 Jan 19

Next has established an Irish company that will be directly supplied by its German warehouse - thus avoiding post-Brexit duties

Next creates Irish firm as part of no-deal Brexit plan

Retail giant Next has warned over the threat of port delays and increased tariffs from a no-deal Brexit and said it had established an Irish subsidiary to help avoid steep price rise in its stores here.

Brexit • 25 Sep 18

Next's shares have increased 17% so far this year but are trading well below levels of two years ago

Next raises profit forecast as warm weather helps sales

Clothing retailer Next upgraded its full-year profit forecast today, after an improvement in the weather in April led to better-than-expected first-quarter sales.

Business • 10 May 18

Next reported an 8.1% fall in annual pre-tax profits to £726.1m for 2017

Next profits slide as it warns of challenging 2018

Retail giant Next has posted falling profits for the second consecutive year, and warned that 2018 will remain challenging as the sector faces intense pressure.

Business • 23 Mar 18

Next saw online sales jump 13.6% in the period, helping mitigate a 6.1% decline in high street sales

Next sees sales rise over Christmas period

UK fashion chain Next has posted a rise in sales over Christmas as the retailer upgraded its profit forecast and signalled that inflation pressures are set to ease.

Business • 03 Jan 18

Next will take 4,300 square feet of space at Tesco's Surrey Quays supermarket in London in a new trial

Tesco to trial Next concession in London store

Tesco has struck a deal with Next to trial a clothing concession in one of its largest supermarkets in the UK, the company said today.

Business • 30 Nov 17

The news is the latest sign a faltering economy is hitting consumers and adds to the dilemma for the Bank of England as it weighs up whether to lift interest rates for the first time in ten years tomorrow to curb inflation

Next says trading remains 'extremely volatile'

British clothing retailer Next has reported sales for its latest quarter below some analysts' expectations and said trading was "extremely volatile", sending its shares as much as 9% lower.

Business • 01 Nov 17

Next's first-half profit fell by 9.5% to £309.4m

Next lifts its full-year outlook higher

Retailer Next said it had managed to cushion the inflationary impact of a weak pound and nudged up its full-year sales and profit forecasts.

Business • 14 Sep 17

The group stuck by its guidance for full-year profits to fall by between 6.4% and 13.9% to £680m and £740m

Hot weather helps Next to 11.4% directory sales surge

The recent heatwave has boosted UK fashion giant Next as an 11.4% surge in directory sales helped offset another steep fall across its high street stores.

Business • 03 Aug 17

Next today reported a slight rise in online sales in the first quarter of the year

Next cuts top end of guidance in 'challenging' times

Next has lowered its full-year profit guidance after cash-strapped shoppers stayed away from its stores in the first quarter, sending its shares down almost 7%.

Business • 04 May 17

The retailer posted a 3.8% fall in underlying pre-tax profits to £790.2m for the year to January - the first fall in profits since 2008/09 at the height of the financial crisis

Next sees first fall in annual profits for eight years

High street giant Next has revealed its first fall in annual profits for eight years as it was hit by sliding sales and warned that 2017 is set to be "another tough year".

Business • 23 Mar 17

Next has reported a 0.4% drop in full-price sales over its festive quarter to December 24

Next says profits to remain 'under pressure'

Next has today cut its profit forecast for the current financial year after a poor Christmas and warned of a further decline in 2017-18.

Business • 04 Jan 17

Next's total full-price sales fell 3.5% over the 13 weeks to October 31

Next maintains profit forecast despite sales dip

Clothing retailer Next said today that trading prospects would be tough next year after reporting another dip in quarterly sales.

Business • 02 Nov 16

Next shares have fallen by over a quarter so far this year

Next reports volatile trading as H1 profit slips

Clothing retailer Next has today reported a 1.5% fall in first-half profit and said trading since July had been challenging and volatile.

Business • 15 Sep 16

The group said its buying costs could rise by up to 5% in the year to the end of January 2018 after the value of the pound has been sent plunging since the EU referendum

UK fashion retailer Next warns over currency costs

British high-street retailer Next has warned over soaring costs from the Brexit-hit pound as it posted another fall in sales.

Business • 03 Aug 16

Sales at the chain's shops plunged 4.7% in the first quarter of 2016

Next warns on profits as cold weather hits sales

Retailer Next has warned that full-year profits could take a hit after overall sales for the first quarter fell 0.9%.

Business • 04 May 16

Next says it is bracing itself for a slowdown in the global economy and for profits to fall by up to 4.5% this year

Next says 2016 may be 'toughest' year since crisis

UK high-street fashion retailer Next sent out a warning shot from the retail sector as it cautioned over profits for the year ahead and said 2016 could be the "toughest" since the financial crisis.

Business • 24 Mar 16

Next is the first of the major retailers to unveil festive trading figures and sets the scene for what is expected to have been a tough Christmas for clothing chains

Fashion retailer Next reports poor Christmas trade

UK fashion retailer Next said its central full-year profit forecast of £817m (€1.1bn) had been revised following the Christmas performance, but did not reveal its previous guidance.

Business • 05 Jan 16

Next said that full-price sales rose 6% its its third quarter

Next's third-quarter sales meet expectations

Next has posted third-quarter sales in line with guidance and edged up its full year sales and profit forecasts, despite a warning that consumer demand remained volatile.

Business • 28 Oct 15