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Next records surge in Christmas sales and raises full-year profit outlook

Next Plc issued a robust trading update today, revealing that full-price sales for the nine weeks ending 27 December 2025 climbed 10.6 percent compared to the previous year. This performance significantly exceeded the Group's earlier guidance of 7 percent for the period, driven primarily by a massive surge in international demand. Highlights of...

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Next exceeds Q3 growth expectations, driving upward revision of forecasts

Next has upgraded its profit forecast for the full year, announcing a 30 million pounds increase in its guidance for profit before tax, which now stands at 1.14 billion pounds. This uplift follows a much stronger-than-expected performance in the third quarter ended October 25, 2025, where full price sales grew by over 10.5 percent, exceeding the...

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Next Plc CEO warns of 'anaemic growth' in UK economy

Next Plc has reported strong half-year results but issued a cautious outlook for the second half of the year, warning that sales growth is expected to slow. The company's profit before tax increased by 13.8 percent to 515 million pounds in the six months to July 2025. Full-price sales also rose by 10.9 percent. Next forecast sales growth of 4.5...

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Next raises profit outlook following strong Christmas

British clothing retailer Next reported full price sales increase of 6 percent during the Christmas trading period versus last year. The company said that the performance was due to the timing of the end-of-season sale. Adjusting for the effect of sales, underlying full price sales were up 5.7 percent, compared to the previous guidance of 3.5...

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Next Q3 results exceed guidance, raises full year forecast

Next full price sales in the third quarter were up 7.6 percent versus last year, 2.6 percent ahead of the company’s guidance of 5 percent growth. The company attributed the strong performance to the early arrival of colder weather this year, versus an unusually warm September and early October last year. Next is increasing guidance for the...

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Next lifts full year profit outlook by 15 million pounds

Next brand full price sales during the first six months increased by 4.4 percent and total group sales were up 8 percent to 2.9 billion pounds, while the company’s profit before tax of 452 million pounds, was up 7.1 percent. Full price sales over the first six weeks of the second half rose by 6.9 percent and Next now anticipates second half...

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Next increases profit forecast by 20 million pounds

In the second quarter, full price sales at Next plc were up 3.2 percent versus last year, exceeding the company’s expectations by 42 million pounds. The company had forecasted that sales in the second quarter would be down 0.3 percent. Next raises full year profit outlook Next has increased profit guidance for the full year by 20 million pounds...

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From shop floor to head office: a journey into NEXT's trainee programme

Meet Ella, originally a NEXT Sales Team member and now one of our newest members of the NEXT Trainee Programme. In this interview, we sat down with her to explore her journey from Retail to Merchandising at NEXT's Enderby Campus. Read on to hear more about the skills needed to take on the role, and how she's found the transition from retail to...

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Next Q1 sales increase, maintains profit outlook

In the first quarter, full price sales at Next were up 5.7 percent versus last year, slightly ahead of the previous outlook of an increase of 5 percent. Maintaining its sales and profit guidance for the full year, the company said in a statement that it continues to expect group profit before tax to be 960 million pounds, up 4.6 percent and...

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Next raises profit outlook after "better than expected" December quarter

Next plc full price sales during the months of November and December were better than anticipated. The company said in a statement that in the nine weeks to December 30, full price sales were up 5.7 percent versus last year, which was 38 million pounds ahead of the previous guidance of up 2 percent for the period. Next has increased its full...

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Next Q3 sales ahead of guidance, raises profit outlook

Full price sales Next in the third quarter were up 4 percent on last year, 23 million pounds ahead of the company’s guidance which was to be up 2 percent. Next is increasing full year guidance for profit before tax by 10 million pounds to 885 million pounds. “Our revised guidance for full year full price sales growth is now 3.1 percent; this...

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Jonathan Blanchard to replace Amanda James as Next CFO in 2024

After 28 years of service, Amanda James, Next's chief financial officer, has decided to retire from full time work, and will step down from the board with effect from July 26, 2024. “We are pleased to announce that Amanda’s successor will be Jonathan Blanchard, currently CFO at Reiss. Jonathan will join Next in February 2024 and take over as CFO...