All Next articles – Page 18
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NewsFashion retailers questioned by MPs on sustainability
Fashion retail bosses have been asked to explain to MPs what measures they are taking to minimise the environmental and social impact of the goods they sell.
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OpinionOpinion: Jack’s, Aldi, Brexit and the battle of British
Provenance, in particular UK origin, is becoming ever more of a battleground among the big grocers.
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VideoThe Retail Week: Is stocking stores using data the future?
This week Amazon unveiled Amazon 4-star – a bricks and mortar store stocked with products rated four stars or better on its website – in perhaps the most dramatic instance to date of how online data can be used in traditional shops.
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NewsNext raises profit guidance as interim earnings edge up
Next has increased its profit guidance for the full year after sales and earnings bettered expectations in its first half.
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NewsNext, Boohoo, Hotel Chocolat, Card Factory and Halfords
Retail Week looks ahead to the next seven days, with updates from Next, Boohoo, Hotel Chocolat, Card Factory and Halfords.
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AnalysisIn pictures: Next's 'department store' on Oxford Street
Next opened a new store on Oxford Street this morning that is, in effect, a department store and gathering place for a raft of retailers, as well as its own offer.
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OpinionOpinion: Don't blame Amazon for high street hardship
House of Fraser’s battle for survival has put the spotlight not just on its future but that of the wider high street.
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NewsNext sales boosted by ‘exceptionally warm weather’
Next has posted an increase in second-quarter sales, buoyed by a “prolonged period of exceptionally warm weather” throughout June and July.
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NewsAgenda: Next, Pets at Home and consumer confidence
Retail Week looks ahead to the next seven days, with updates from Next and Pets at Home, plus the latest consumer confidence and shop price figures.
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AnalysisThe disruptors: The bridal businesses catering for millennials
The once stagnant bridal market is changing fast. In Retail Week’s latest instalment of ‘The Disruptors’ series, we profile the retailers shaking up bridalwear.
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NewsM&S calls for new retail property model
Marks & Spencer chief executive Steve Rowe has added his voice to the chorus of concern over retail’s property cost crisis.
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NewsNext slammed by property body for ‘nonsense’ CVA clause
The British Property Federation (BPF) has taken a swipe at Next after the retailer requested the implementation of a so-called ‘CVA clause’.
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NewsNext demands ‘CVA clauses’ from landlords
Next is asking landlords for lower rent on stores when neighbouring shops get a better deal through a CVA.
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VideoThe Retail Week: Is this a new dawn for fashion?
On this week’s episode of The Retail Week, the team discuss the latest BRC retail sales and Next’s quarterly results and ask, is it a new dawn for fashion?
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NewsNext raises full-year profit guidance as sales jump
Next has upped its full-year profit forecast after online sales spiked in its first quarter.
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OpinionOpinion: The true cost of stores? Let's do the maths
“You ain’t seen nothing yet” would be my response to the sad stream of retail ‘accidents’ we have already endured in 2018.
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NewsAgenda: Morrisons, Next and Superdry update the market
Retail Week looks ahead to the next seven days, with updates from Morrisons, Next and Superdry on the agenda.
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NewsAgenda: Sainsbury's and Next update the market
Retail Week looks ahead to the next seven days, with updates from Sainsbury’s and Next on the agenda.
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OpinionLord Kirkham: Embrace change – and do it now
Today’s macro-economy, with all its uncertainties, is clearly doing no favours for retailers who rely on ‘the feel-good factor’ flourishing among their customers.
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NewsNext sets up innovation hub to improve tech prowess
Next has established an innovation hub in a bid to recover its former tech prowess, Retail Week has learnt.