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Chart of the WeekChart of the week: Brits to cut fashion spend in new year budgeting push
Budget-conscious Brits are keen to cut down on discretionary spending in the new year and the number one target for cutting down on budgets is fashion purchases, according to new data from Barclays.
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NewsRussell & Bromley faces stores shutdown in Next deal
The 150-year-old shoe retailer Russell & Bromley may lose its store estate as part of a breakup deal.
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NewsNext executive Jane Shields retires
The company’s group sales, marketing and HR director joined the retailer as a sales assistant in 1985. She will retire from the company and step down from its executive board in May.
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AnalysisExplainer: What is the Zeos platform and how is it helping Next achieve success?
Fashion power Next traded strongly over Christmas, and flagged the benefit of its move onto the Zeos platform as a contributor to success.
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NewsNext raises profit outlook after better than expected Christmas
Next has raised its full-year profit outlook once again after reporting a better-than-expected Christmas trading.
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NewsNext eyes rescue bid for LK Bennett
Next is reportedly exploring a rescue offer for premium womenswear brand LK Bennett.
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DataRanking: Retail’s biggest winners and losers in business rates revaluation
Some retailers are facing increases of hundreds of thousands of pounds in their business rates on certain properties, while Harrods’ bill is set to fall by over £1m
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NewsNext in talks to strike a deal with Russell & Bromley
High street chain Next is in talks with advisers at Russell & Bromley about striking a potential deal.
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NewsNext closes in on Primark with surge in shopper purchase intent
The leading fashion retailer had the biggest increase in consumer purchase intent of any major brand in the retail sector over the past month, according to data from Kantar BrandDynamics
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NewsNext offloads land for £54m
Next has offloaded land that it acquired in 2021 to consolidate part of its distribution network for £54.1m.
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Opinion‘Black Friday isn’t just flawed, it’s self-sabotage’
Black Friday doesn’t drive incremental retail sales growth, all it does is disrupt demand patterns and redistribute spend, believes property consultancy Knight Frank’s Stephen Springham
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InterviewQ&A: Laura Ashley VP on prints, partnerships and physical retail
It’s been just over a month since Laura Ashley started a new chapter with the launch of its first standalone store since its collapse into administration in 2020.
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Chart of the WeekChart: Next’s Q3 results are ahead of expectations
Next pointed to improved stock levels and strong marketing performance as the reason sales came in £76m ahead of guidance
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NewsNext upgrades profit guidance as sales soar
Next has again upgraded its full-year profit guidance, after soaring sales outstripped predictions for the third quarter.
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NewsMajority of fashion retailers now charging for returns
Three out of four of the UK’s biggest clothing and footwear retailers now charge customers to send back unwanted items, according to new data shared exclusively with Retail Week by Retail Economics.
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GalleryStore Gallery: Laura Ashley opens first physical store in five years
Laura Ashley has opened the doors to its first physical store in over five years at Lakeside Retail Park.
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Chart of the WeekChart: Next shares its vacancy figures in warning on UK jobs market
Next sounded a warning about the UK economy alongside their results last week, pointing to rising unemployment and rising application numbers
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Opinion‘Marks & Spencer is gearing up to make peak go with a bang’
After the cyber attack on M&S in the spring, it looks as if the retailer is ready to go all-out to be a Christmas winner, believes George MacDonald
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NewsConsumer optimism about the economy ‘sliding sharply’
The latest numbers from GfK’s Consumer Confidence Index showed a two-point drop in September, while optimism about the economy has cratered since the Labour government came to power.
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InterviewQ&A: Next CEO Lord Wolfson on navigating an ‘anaemic’ economic outlook
Next shares fell this morning as the retail bellwether cautioned that the UK economy is set for “anaemic” growth in the coming months.