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Next has today raised its guidance for sales and profit growth in its new financial year

Next reports over £1 billion profit for first time

Clothing retailer Next has today reported a 10.1% rise in annual profit, making in excess of £1 billion for the first time, and raised its guidance for sales and profit growth in its new financial year.

Business • 27 Mar

Next has reported a better-than-expected 6% rise in full-price sales for the nine weeks to December 28

Next raises profit outlook again after strong Christmas

Clothing retailer Next edged up its annual profit outlook for the fourth time in six months after a strong Christmas but warned of a slowdown in its home market in its new financial year as tax rises bite.

Business • 07 Jan

Next has today reported better than expected first quarter trading

Next raises profit outlook for second time in 2 months

Next has raised its full-year profit guidance for the second time in two months as it reported better than expected first-quarter trading, but it cautioned that it did not expect a post-lockdown surge in sales to endure.

Business • 06 May 21

Next is now forecasting a full-year pretax profit of £342m

Next shares surge as online sales limit pandemic pain

Fashion retailer Next soundly beat its forecast for Christmas sales despite Covid-19 lockdowns hitting store sales in November and the final shopping days of December, resulting in another upgrade to underlying profit guidance.

Business • 05 Jan 21

Next said its like-for-like sales in its stores, most of which re-opened in June, were down 72% for the quarter to July 25

Next's Q2 sales decline by better-than-expected 28%

Retailer Next said its full-price sales in the second quarter declined by a 28%, a much better result than it expected at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Business • 29 Jul 20

David Jones was responsible for turning Next into a powerhouse of the high street

Former Next boss David Jones dies

The former boss of Next, David Jones, has died at the age of 76, the retailer has confirmed.

Business • 30 Dec 19

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 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

WPP's Martin Sorrell earns almost 800 more than his workers

UK' s top bosses earn 131 times more than staff

The heads of Britain's largest companies earned 131 times as much as their average employee last year, a new study suggests.

Business • 19 Aug 14

Next said sales at stores rose 8.8%, while Next Directory sales were up 13.7%

Next ups profit guidance after strong quarter

Next today raised its guidance for annual sales and profit after posting strong trading in its first quarter that reflected better weather in the run up to the late Easter holiday.

Business • 30 Apr 14

Next staff working at the firm since 2011 will get the equivalent of a 1.5% pay rise as a once-off bonus

Next CEO to share £4m bonus with staff

The chief executive of retail giant Next is to share his £4 million bonus with thousands of the firm's staff, it has been announced.

Business • 09 Apr 14

Simon Wolfson