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Steely Neelie’s got it badly wrong on RBS punishment

05.11.09
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Shoppers’ passion for fashion sees Next put up profit forecasts again

04.11.09
Next's chief executive Simon Wolfson told the City to upgrade its profit forecasts for the second time in just two months today, after what he called a “better than expected third quarter” ... more

Retailer Next can ill afford to lose its top man to Tories

16.09.09
Next shareholders should definitely not vote Conservative at the coming general election... more

Next tells City to raise forecasts after smart first half

16.09.09
Next told the City to go back and upgrade its profit forecasts for 2009 after a “better-than-expected first half”... more

Next boss tramples on ‘green shoots’ hopes

21.07.09
Shares in Next slammed into reverse today after the fashion chain played down hopes of a recovery on the High Street ... more

As retailers fight recession, rising jobless rate is threat to recovery

06.07.09
It's a tale of two High Streets. While supermarkets, budget clothes shops and HMV have emerged as recession-winners, most of their rivals remain in the doldrums, praying for the recovery to come ... more

Next boss downplays retail recovery hint

06.05.09
Next boss Simon Wolfson was straining to offer as few signs of optimism as possible despite unveiling better than expected sales figures... more

Next springs sales surprise in stores with a slide of only 2.3%

06.05.09
Signs of life on the High Street emerged when Next surprised the City with trading figures much better than expected... more

Debenhams on the up, but dividend is sunk by debt

23.04.09
If Sir Stuart Rose’s Marks & Spencers, Sir Philip Green’s TopShop and Simon Wolfson’s Next want to know where their customers have gone they should ask Debenhams and its chief executive Rob Templeman... more

Austerity measures at Next as bosses take a cut in pay

17.04.09
The bosses of Next are having to cut their coat a bit more snugly because of the recession... more

Next boss warns cost of fashion set to rise

26.03.09
Next faces a double challenge in 2009 as the cost of fashion is set to rise for the first time in seven years and the economy continues to falter... more

Electrical goods to cost more as yen soars against pound

27.01.09
Gadget prices are set to soar on the high street because of the strength of the yen, experts warned... more

Let’s keep problems in perspective

09.01.09
The Bank of England may have been forced by the economic crisis to cut interest rates to the lowest level in its history, but actually it has been rather a good week for the economy... more

Brown in final gamble: to print money

07.01.09
The Government may resort to printing extra money if interest rates keep falling... more

Next warns of damage from plunging pound

06.01.09
Retail: Next warn of another looming threat to the already battered retailing sector — the plunge in the value of the pound ... more

Next braced for Christmas woe after sales plunge 4.4%

05.11.08
Fashion chain Next adds to the gloom on the High Street as it reports tumbling sales and warns the key Christmas shopping season may be no better... more

Fashion sales feel squeeze on High St but online retailers are booming

12.09.08
Analysis: As the capital gears up for London Fashion Week, the bosses of the biggest clothing chains are more likely to be found drowning their sorrows than cracking open the champagne... more

Next boss forecasts gloom ‘until 2010’

10.09.08
Retail: Simon Wolfson, chief executive of fashion chain Next, has warned that the High Street cannot look for any recovery in consumer spending until at least 2010... more

Next sees more gloom as sales slump again

30.07.08
Fashion group Next has reported a 6% drop in first-half like-for-like sales and expects similar results in the coming months... more

It's tough ahead as Next sales sink 8.9%

08.05.08
Fashion chain Next reported a sharp decline in sales, and warned that the rest of the year will be tough as consumers rein in spending. ... more

It isn't easy but Tesco still finds fresh growth

17.04.08
Tesco is that all-too-rare phenonenon, a grocery business which is succeeding in more than one country... more

Next chiefs' new bonus scheme

10.04.08
Senior managers at Next will be offered a new version of the £13m bonus scheme which they had hoped to cash in this summer ... more

Next 'winning back a little bit of magic'

19.03.08
Next unveil a strong set of results to defy the company's critics... more

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