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FTSE 100-listed Next is the largest clothing retailer by sales in the UK, As well as stores, it has a growing marketplace platform selling brands such as Calvin Klein, Reiss, Fat Face, Joules, Dorothy Perkins, Warehouse and Ralph Lauren. It also launched its Next Total Platform, offering an online, tech and logistics solution that can be licensed by smaller fashion brands to give them an online presence. Retail Week provides news, analysis, features and opinion about Next and the fashion sector.

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News
Strong discounts helped drive ‘record’ £26bn online spend over golden quarter
2025-01-15T00:01:00+00:00By Megan Robinson and George Arnett
UK shoppers spent a record £25.8bn during the golden quarter period, according to Adobe Analytics.
Analysis
The retailers considering price rises in 2025 as a result of the Budget
2025-01-10T12:04:00+00:00By Megan Robinson
Christmas has been and gone and the results from peak trading are starting to rush in, with plenty more on the way.
Analysis
Next lays bare added costs from Budget raid as it updates on Christmas trading
2025-01-07T16:28:00+00:00By Chloe Mills and George Arnett
After Next gave an update on its festive performance and unveiled plans to raise prices in a bid to offset “unusually high” cost increases to the business as a result of last year’s Budget, Retail Week takes a look at what 2025 looks like for the fashion giant

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News

Next has upped its guidance but warns of 'unwelcome' price rises

2025-01-07T07:27:00+00:00By Ellis Hawthorne

Next delivered a bumper Christmas performance, leading to an increase in its full-year profit guidance, but it warned that it would offset the incoming rise in wage costs by increasing the price of its clothing.

Opinion

‘A Christmas profit warning is inauspicious, but retail has reasons to be cheerful about 2025’

2024-12-19T14:52:00+00:00By George MacDonald

Despite a hefty profit warning from Shoe Zone, as long as retailers overall meet muted Christmas expectations then City appetite for their shares could pick up in the new year, writes George MacDonald

AllSaints has launched its new perfume range in Boots stores
2024-12-10T16:01:00+00:00By Chloe Mills
In pictures: Black Friday – who’s doing it, who’s not, and how deep are the discounts?
2024-11-28T13:11:00+00:00By George MacDonald
Number of retail employees using unapproved generative AI at work skyrockets
2024-11-26T15:31:00+00:00By Ellis Hawthorne
Sosandar eyes more stores and partnerships as it builds reach
2024-11-26T12:46:00+00:00By George MacDonald

Next to triple its store footprint as it takes on former House of Frasers in Bluewater
2024-11-26T08:00:00+00:00By Ritika Bhoora
Q&A: Chelsea Peers founder on continuing to capitalise on the loungewear boom
2024-11-06T07:00:00+00:00By Chloe Mills
Ranking: The top 25 fastest-growing retailers show how we shop the ‘new normal’
2024-11-05T06:00:00+00:00By Ellis Hawthorne
Next makes moves in luxury fashion market with launch of new Seasons website
2024-10-31T15:37:00+00:00By Chloe Mills

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