Online sales drive rise in Next interim profits

19th Sep 2019 07:46

(Sharecast News) - High Street fashion chain Next said interim profits rose 2.7%, as strong online sales offset a fall in retail and the company maintained its outlook for the full year.

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Thursday preview: BoE, Next in focus

18th Sep 2019 16:20

(Sharecast News) - Rate-setters at the Bank of England are expected to stay put on policy on Thursday, particularly now perhaps, given the recent jump in geopolitical risk emanating from the Middle East.

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Amazon customers can now pick up parcels at Next

14th May 2019 15:31

(Sharecast News) - Shoppers in the UK will now be able to pick up their Amazon parcels from Next stores.

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Warm weather at Easter boosts Next sales

1st May 2019 07:20

(Sharecast News) - Next posted a rise in first-quarter sales on Wednesday as it said the unusually warm weather over Easter lent a hand.

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Wednesday broker round-up

17th Apr 2019 13:32

(Sharecast News) - ConvaTec: Barclays upgrades to equal weight with a target price of 130p.

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Next sees threats and opportunities for year ahead

21st Mar 2019 07:19

(Sharecast News) - Clothing retailer Next confirmed full-year sales and profits in line with its pre-close statement in January and maintained its central guidance for earnings to grow 3.6% for the year ahead.

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Analyst recommendations fail to beat the market

23rd Jan 2019 12:43

(Sharecast News) - The ten blue-chip stocks most regularly backed by analysts with 'buy' recommendations lost more than the FTSE 100 index in 2018, fresh analysis showed on Wednesday.

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Credit Suisse downgrades Next on margin attrition

14th Jan 2019 15:08

(Sharecast News) - Next was under the cosh on Monday after Credit Suisse cut the stock to 'underperform' from 'neutral' and slashed the price target to 4,800p from 5,800p following the company's trading statement earlier this month.

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Monday broker round-up

14th Jan 2019 13:44

(Sharecast News) - Next: Credit Suisse downgrades to underperform with a target price of 4,800p.

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Tuesday broker round-up

8th Jan 2019 11:20

(Sharecast News) - Vodafone: RBC Capital Markets downgrades to underperform with a target price of 125p.

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Friday broker round-up

4th Jan 2019 12:45

(Sharecast News) - Next: Berenberg upgrades to hold with a target price of 4,100p.

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Berenberg ups Next to 'hold' after trading update

4th Jan 2019 10:21

(Sharecast News) - Berenberg upped Next to 'hold' from 'sell' on Friday following the retailer's well-received trading update a day earlier.

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RBC Capital and UBS emphasise the 'positives' in Next's update

3rd Jan 2019 08:59

(Sharecast News) - Analysts at RBC Capital said Next's trading update was "slightly mixed" but that recent share price weakness meant any short-term negative news had already been factored-in.

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Next lowers profit forecast despite trading in line over Christmas

3rd Jan 2019 07:25

(Sharecast News) - High street fashion retailer Next announced on Thursday that full-price sales for the Christmas trading period, between 28 October and 29 December, were in line with the guidance it issued in September, and were up by 1.5% year-on-year.

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Next store sales slump in third quarter

31st Oct 2018 07:31

(Sharecast News) - Next reported a frightful Halloween decline in store sales for the third quarter, though a solid online performance saved the retailer from a true horror-show.

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