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Online Performance Helps Boost Next

The fashion and homewares retailer expects full year pre-tax profits to be up by 4% on the previous year thanks to a strong performance from its e-commerce site, offsetting weaker sales in its high street stores. In a trading update, Next attributed a tough final quarter to adverse weather conditions and heavy discounting from competitors.

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