All Next articles – Page 7
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News
Next to repay business rates relief after sales surge
Fashion giant Next has increased its profit guidance for the financial year, with sales and profits “materially ahead” of expectations following a strong trading performance.
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Analysis
Revealed: UK consumers’ top 16 best-loved brands
UK consumers have revealed their most-loved brands and just a handful of retailers dominate when it comes to best stores, website, delivery service and value for money, according to Retail Week’s new free report The CX Factor.
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Opinion
‘The Amazon effect, excess space and the pandemic are driving retail evolution’
If we cast our minds back 20 years or more, most brands had very few standalone sites, preferring to operate via wholesale or concessions in department stores.
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Analysis
Location, location, location: where retailers will need stores in a post-Covid world
Retail Week analyses the toll taken on retail destinations over the past 15 months, how they will fare in future and what plans all stakeholders – from local authorities to retailers and landlords – have put in place to bounce back or build momentum.
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News
Next boss Lord Wolfson set to chair Reiss
Lord Wolfson is set to be the next chair of Reiss, following Next’s purchase of a 25% stake in the retailer earlier this year.
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Analysis
Debenhams closures: What’s happening to all the stores?
The closure of Debenhams stores has left empty spaces in prime locations on British high streets – what will replace the department stores?
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Analysis
Generation M: Catering to the young fashion-conscious Muslim consumer
The modest fashion market is growing but mainstream retailers are yet to really take note. Retail Week explores how to cater to the Muslim consumer without being tokenistic
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Retail Navigator Analysis
Next (Overview)
Next is one of the UK’s largest fashion and home retailers, with almost 460 UK stores and annual sales edging towards the £5.5bn mark for the year to end January 2024 (FY2023). Its well-established omnichannel model and enviable ecosystem allow it to react with agility to changing customer demands, while bold investment in both its stores and online operations is paying off as it caters to consumers’ increasingly channel-agnostic shopping habits.
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Retail Navigator Analysis
Next (SWOT)
The group has benefited from the integration of its Retail and Online operations to reduce costs and enhance service through in-store collection and returns as part of a single, integrated service.
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Retail Navigator Analysis
Next (People)
Next has one of the most stable senior teams in UK retailing and has been led by Lord Simon Wolfson as chief executive since 2001.
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Analysis
Analysis: What Next’s growth trajectory means for fashion retail
As Next continues to surpass even its own expectations despite the impacts of the pandemic, what does its trajectory mean for the rest of fashion retail?
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News
Next raises full-year profit guidance after strong first quarter
Fashion giant Next has upgraded its full-year profit guidance following a much stronger than expected performance in the first quarter.
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Analysis
Deep dive: Understanding your new target shoppers – their favourite stores revealed
Where and how will the post-pandemic consumer want to shop? Retail Week unpacks the data.
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Gallery
In pictures: Laura Ashley relaunches as shop-in-shop in Next
Laura Ashley has relaunched its homewares department in partnership with Next, unveiling a shop-in-shop concept this week.
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Analysis
Life after Covid: John Lewis, Asda and Ikea on retail’s post-pandemic priorities
From a renewed focus on price to a more flexible workforce and changing approaches to online, stores and supply chain, Retail Week looks at what’s top of the to-do list for retailers.
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Gallery
In pictures: Primark, JD Sports and John Lewis lure back shoppers for reopening
As non-essential retail reopens its doors in England on April 12, Retail Week visits key shopping locations to gauge retail offers and shopper appetite.
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News
Homebase strikes Next shop-in-shop deal as buyers circle
Homebase will open garden centres inside six Next stores from today to coincide with retail’s reopening.
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John Lewis boss Wicks lays down gauntlet to M&S and Next with Anyday launch
John Lewis boss Pippa Wicks believes the retailer can wrestle sales from high street rivals Marks & Spencer and Next through the launch of its new entry-level brand Anyday.
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Analysis
Analysis: How Next’s Total Platform is ‘following the money’ online
Bellwether retailer Next unveiled its full-year results today, confirming that online is doing better than ever and providing more information on its latest etail venture.
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News
Next raises 2022 forecast despite slump in profits during pandemic
Next has raised its profit guidance for the 2021/22 financial year despite a slump in earnings during the coronavirus crisis.