Next
This coverage explores Next’s business strategy, operations, and performance within the UK retail sector. Reporting covers store and online developments, product ranges, financial results, marketing initiatives, supply chain management, and leadership decisions. With a focus on commercial outcomes and competitive positioning, it provides insights for retail professionals overseeing apparel, home, and multi-channel retail operations.
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Nov- 2025 -11 NovemberShopping Centres
ProCook opens largest UK store at Manchester Arndale
Kitchenware retailer ProCook has signed a 10-year lease for a 5,052 sq ft unit at Manchester Arndale, becoming the shopping centre’s first dedicated kitchenware brand. The new store is anticipated to be ProCook’s largest in the UK and its first in central Manchester. The company, which operates as a direct-to-consumer…
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Oct- 2025 -31 OctoberPeople Moves
Amazon quarterly sales rise 13% to $180bn as AWS growth accelerates
Amazon reported a 13% increase in net sales to $180.2 bn (£135.2 bn) for the three months to 30 September 2025, up from $158.9 bn (£119.2 bn) a year earlier, as artificial intelligence and cloud services drove growth. North America sales rose 11% year on year to $106.3 bn (£79.7…
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31 OctoberPeople Moves
Matalan appoints Ruth Golightly as head of buying for childrenswear
Matalan has appointed the former George at Asda buying and design head Ruth Golightly as head of buying for childrenswear. Golightly joins from Manchester-based Blues Group, where she spent three years as senior director for design, sales and licensing. Before that, she held a series of senior buying roles at…
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29 OctoberClothing & Shoes
Next ups FY guidance as Q3 sales rise 10.5%
Next has reported that its sales rose by 10.5% in the thirteen weeks ended 25 October 2025, £76m ahead of its guidance of 4.5% sales growth. As a result of this increase in Q3 sales, the retailer revealed that it is increasing its full year guidance for profit before tax…
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14 OctoberClothing & Shoes
Sosandar returns to revenue growth in H1
Sosandar has announced that it has seen its revenues return to growth with a 15% increase in net revenue to £18.7m for the half year ended 30 September 2025, up from the £16.2m it posted in the same period last year. Furthermore, its own site revenue also returned to growth…
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Sep- 2025 -26 SeptemberHigh Street
Poundland rolls out ‘simple’ £1, £2, £3 grocery pricing
Poundland has completed the roll out of its simplified grocery pricing across all of its UK stores, taking the discount chain “firmly back to its roots”. The move, which it labelled as central to plans to get the business back on track, has simplified grocery ranges at Poundland stores to…
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24 SeptemberEntertainment
The Entertainer to open first outlet store at Dalton Park
Toy retailer The Entertainer will open its first outlet store at Dalton Park in County Durham on 4 October. The 2,000 sq ft shop will stock toys and games from brands including Lego, Barbie and Paw Patrol, alongside the retailer’s Early Learning Centre and Addo private label ranges. The opening…
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18 SeptemberHigh Street
Next CEO warns UK economy faces ‘anaemic growth’ despite HY profit uplift
Next has revealed that its profit-before-tax rose 13.8% to £515m for the half year ended July 2025 as its CEO warned that the UK is facing “anemic growth”. It comes as the group’s revenues rose 10.3% to £3.25bn, helped by favourable weather and business gained during the M&S cyber attack…
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17 SeptemberOnline & Digital
Moonpig remains on track to meet FY26 guidance
Moonpig has announced that it remains on track to meet its FY26 guidance after reporting trading was in line with expectations since the start of the financial year (commencing 1 May 2025). The online greeting card and gifting group has seen revenues grow by 10% year-on-year since the start of…
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15 SeptemberShopping Centres
Laura Ashley to return to UK retail with Lakeside flagship
Laura Ashley is set to return to the UK high street with the opening of a 10,000 sq ft flagship store at Lakeside Shopping Centre on 26 September, marking its first physical store launch in five years. The home, fashion and lifestyle brand, founded in London in 1953, has not…
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