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Steely Neelie�s got it badly wrong on RBS punishment

2009-11-05T08:12:30Z

Shoppers� passion for fashion sees Next put up profit forecasts again

2009-11-04T08:39:52Z

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�

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

2009-09-16T08:30:25Z

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

Next tells City to raise forecasts after smart first half

2009-09-16T07:54:17Z

Next told the City to go back and upgrade its profit forecasts for 2009 after a �better-than-expected first half�

Next boss tramples on �green shoots� hopes

2009-07-21T07:35:17Z

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

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

2009-07-06T06:56:54Z

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

Next boss downplays retail recovery hint

2009-05-06T14:07:11Z

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

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

2009-05-06T08:13:29Z

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

Debenhams on the up, but dividend is sunk by debt

2009-04-23T08:37:47Z

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

Austerity measures at Next as bosses take a cut in pay

2009-04-17T13:42:54Z

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

Next boss warns cost of fashion set to rise

2009-03-26T09:22:23Z

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

Electrical goods to cost more as yen soars against pound

2009-01-27T08:43:34Z

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

Let�s keep problems in perspective

2009-01-09T09:28:59Z

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

Brown in final gamble: to print money

2009-01-07T14:34:30Z

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

Next warns of damage from plunging pound

2009-01-06T09:47:03Z

Retail: Next warn of another looming threat to the already battered retailing sector � the plunge in the value of the pound

Next braced for Christmas woe after sales plunge 4.4%

2008-11-05T10:18:30Z

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

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

2008-09-12T10:29:37Z

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

Next boss forecasts gloom �until 2010�

2008-09-10T08:22:42Z

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

Next sees more gloom as sales slump again

2008-07-30T08:10:59Z

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

It's tough ahead as Next sales sink 8.9%

2008-05-08T10:25:52Z

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.

It isn't easy but Tesco still finds fresh growth

2008-04-17T12:45:49Z

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

Next chiefs' new bonus scheme

2008-04-10T14:56:21Z

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

Next 'winning back a little bit of magic'

2008-03-19T11:33:03Z

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