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Next adjusts full year guidance following Christmas trading

Retailer Next expects annual pre-tax profits for 2015 to come in around £817m, towards the lower end of the £810-845m range it predicted in October. Fourth quarter sales were described as ‘disappointing’ due to unusually warm weather as high street sales fell 0.5%, though sales for the company’s Directory arm lifted 2%.

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