All Next articles – Page 8
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Opinion‘Forget Jaeger – Topshop should be the prize for M&S’
It makes complete sense for Marks & Spencer to add fashion brands to its offer, particularly online, as has successfully been done by rival Next.
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NewsNext gloomier on store sales as pandemic changes shopper behaviour
Next has changed its outlook on the prospects for bricks-and-mortar stores as more shoppers switch their spend online amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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NewsNext edges up profit guidance after stronger than expected Christmas sales
Next has upped its full-year profit guidance again after delivering “much better” sales over the Christmas period than expected in previous guidance
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NewsBoxing Day Sales: Next, DFS and Selfridges going ahead despite PM’s warnings
Next, DFS and Selfridges are all gearing up for Boxing Day Sales in spite of Boris Johnson’s warnings to the public.
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AnalysisStrategic report: Seven steps to ecommerce profitability and longevity
Making sure your ecommerce model is both profitable and future-proofed couldn’t be more important in the strange new normal we find ourselves operating in. Find out how by downloading Retail Week’s latest report.
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AnalysisHow can retailers mitigate the £5bn returns headache?
RWRC’s Supply Chain 2021 report looks at how the coronavirus crisis has exacerbated returns rates and why it is imperative retailers act now to protect their bottom line
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AnalysisSolving the online profitability challenge: lessons from Sainsbury’s, Next and more
In Retail Week’s new report, Counting the cost: solving the online profitability challenge, we reveal how to ensure your ecommerce model is both profitable and future-proofed.
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NewsNext partners with Morrisons on collect and returns ‘pods’
Fashion giant Next has partnered with grocer Morrisons to trial new collect and return ‘pods’ in two supermarket car parks.
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AnalysisDiscounting will be rife this Christmas – four ways to avoid the melee
This year is predicted to be the most promotional Christmas on record. Here’s how retailers can avoid slashing prices.
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Laura Ashley partners with Next to relaunch homewares
Laura Ashley has announced a partnership with Next to sell its home products both online and in stores.
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AnalysisAnalysis: What do Next’s golden quarter scenarios mean for retail?
As the golden quarter gets underway, Next has revised its potential sales scenarios in the coming weeks based on expected consumer behaviour and possible new government rules that could further impact how people live and shop.
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NewsNext raises profit forecast again after strong third-quarter sales
Next expects full-year profits to come in at the top end of its previously guided range following a “better than anticipated” increase in sales during its third quarter.
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AnalysisDigital Fashion 40: The retailers fashioning an online future
The Digital Fashion 40, a new benchmark produced by Retail Week and data analytics specialist The Smart Cube, analysed every aspect of UK fashion retailers’ online performance, including their digital capabilities, website traffic, customer experience and brand sentiment.
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NewsNext accused of destroying ‘vital documents’ in equal pay claim
Fashion retailer Next is being accused of destroying “vital documents” related to a £200m equal pay claim being brought against it by staff.
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AnalysisHow Next and Harrods are reinventing the beauty hall
Department store giants Next and Harrods have opened new beauty formats over the past month. Why launch a beauty store in the middle of a pandemic – when face masks are mandatory in many places – and can they shake up the industry?
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OpinionMove of the Week: M&S ups digital game with new hire Lumsden
In a week that has seen Tesco chief executive Ken Murphy make his first significant appointment in the shape of new finance chief Imran Nawaz, a less high profile but potentially just as significant hire caught my eye.
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AnalysisDeep dive: A Covid Christmas – how consumers will spend, shop and celebrate
Much like the rest of 2020, this Christmas will be like none in recent memory. With the country now in recession and the coronavirus pandemic still restricting many aspects of people’s lives, Retail Week asks how, where and on what shoppers are likely to spend this Golden Quarter, along with insights and predictions from leading retailers and industry analysts.
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GalleryIn pictures: Next unveils new Beauty & Home store concept
Next has launched its new Beauty & Home store format at Debenhams former sites in Intu’s Watford and Milton Keynes shopping centres.
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NewsM&S poaches Next digital trading boss for new analytics role
Marks & Spencer has recruited Next’s head of digital trading Gemma Lumsden as it ramps up its efforts to turbocharge online growth.
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NewsNext boss Wolfson: Thousands of retail jobs ‘unviable’ post-Covid
Next boss Lord Wolfson has warned that thousands of traditional retail jobs have become “unviable” in the wake of the coronavirus crisis.