All Next articles – Page 13
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VideoWatch: How many shops does Next need?
This week, the team delve into retail bellwether Next’s full-year results and chief executive Lord Wolfson’s thoughts on how the sector is set to change over the next 15 years.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Next's Lord Wolfson on how retail could look in 15 years
As Next reported a continued shift in sales from stores to online, Lord Wolfson set out potential future scenarios for the business that have implications for retail more widely.
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NewsNext full-year profits edge down as store sales decline
Next has recorded a dip in pre-tax profits in its full-year results as falling sales in its stores were offset by rises across its online and brand sales.
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AnalysisDelivery subscriptions: growth driver or margin destroyer?
The success of Amazon Prime has led other retailers to follow suit, with delivery subscriptions such as Asos Premier and Next Unlimited soaring in popularity. Customers love them, but are they a boon to retailers?
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DataOnline search ranking: House of Fraser bounces back online in Q4
Updated quarterly, our online search ranking – in association with Pi Datametrics – charts the top 20 clothing and accessory websites by product search terms.
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AnalysisKey takeaways from the trends that shaped Christmas
Our new report draws on insights from the golden quarter to identify the threats and opportunities for retail in 2019.
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DataRetail league table: Christmas trading 2018
Find out how retailers performed during the critical Christmas 2018 trading period, with our league table comparing sales.
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OpinionOpinion: Next shines spotlight on retail's new economics
Next’s better-than-expected Christmas trading update told a familiar story, likely to be replicated across retail as trading statements come in: store sales down, online sales up.
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NewsWolfson: High street must wake up to 'new reality'
Town centres must change in recognition of the shifts transforming retail, according to Next chief executive Lord Wolfson.
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VideoThe Retail Week: Does Next imply a Christmas turkey for stores?
After Next unveiled its Christmas trading figures, the team discuss what the retailer’s update tells us about how the festive season panned out.
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NewsNext posts Christmas sales rise, trims profit guidance
Next has recorded an increase in fourth-quarter sales as strong trading in the run-up to Christmas “made up for disappointing sales in November”.
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OpinionOpinion: Retail has plenty of reasons to be cheerful – really
For many retailers, 2018 might be a year to forget. But despite torrid conditions, the industry has lots to celebrate as Christmas trading peaks and a new year beckons.
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NewsNext strikes concession partnership with Mamas & Papas
Next has struck a concession deal with nursery specialist Mamas & Papas as the retailers bid to take advantage of their “shared customer base”.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Who are retail's next CEOs?
Retail Week speaks to the industry’s top headhunters to find out who will be in the next wave of retail chief executives.
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DataOnline search ranking: Clothing and accessories
Updated quarterly, our online search rankings – in association with Pi Datametrics – chart the top 20 websites by product search terms.
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NewsM&S, Next and John Lewis sign anti-slavery charter
Major fashion retailers including M&S, Next and John Lewis together with enforcement agencies have signed up to an anti-slavery charter.
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NewsNext sales decline accelerates in third quarter
Next has recorded a drop in its overall third-quarter sales despite full-price and online revenue both rising.
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NewsAgenda: The Budget, Next and consumer confidence
Retail Week looks ahead to the next seven days with the Budget, a Next trading statement and the latest consumer confidence data all on the agenda.
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NewsBrexit to hit UK retailers’ profitability, warns Moody’s
British retailers’ profitability is likely to be held back by Brexit, according to research by credit ratings agency Moody’s.
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AnalysisPlanning for Brexit: six risks retailers must address
Brexit is fast approaching and with no deal hammered out or guidance on what comes next, we look into what risks retailers must address now.