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Next embarks on share buyback programme

11 August 2026 Editor

Next has started on a £169m share buyback programme it signalled in its 5th Aug Q2 results trading statement. The programme commences today (11 Aug 2026) and will run up to and including 16 Sept […]

Next hikes profit forecast to £1.24bn as heatwave boosts sales

5 August 2026 Editor

Next has delivered another successful quarter, with sales up and driven by a surge in international online demand and warm summer weather across the UK, full-price sales for the 13 weeks to 1 Aug 2026 […]

Next opens its largest UK store

4 August 2026 Editor

Next has opened its largest UK store at the Bluewater shopping centre in Kent, tripling its footprint at the shopping centre to 132,000 sq ft in a relaunch designed by London-based studio Dalziel & Pow. […]

Next beats £1bn profit figures

27 March 2025 Editor

Next has announced a landmark financial achievement, surpassing £1bn in annual pre-tax profits for the first time in its history. This impressive result represents a 10.1% year-on-year uplift, signaling strong growth. The retailer’s confidence is […]

Tesco announces £180m investment in colleague pay

17 March 2025 Editor

Tesco has reached an agreement with trade union USDAW that will increase the hourly pay rate for colleagues in stores, from £12.02 to £12.45 from 30 March 2025, and again to £12.64 from the end […]

Stacey Solomon new SS25 George Home collection

13 March 2025 Editor

Stacey Solomon has collaborated again with George Home on a new range from the Spring/Summer 2025 homeware collection. The 16-piece Easter collection, was designed by Stacey and includes everything from plates to dinner sets, with […]

John Lewis profits triple to £126m

13 March 2025 Editor

The John Lewis Partnership, home to Waitrose and John Lewis, reported a significant improvement in financial performance for the full year 2024/25 as profit before tax and exceptional items tripled from £42m to £126m. Profit […]

Pinterest and Primark launch new ways to shop trend-inspired collection

4 March 2025 Editor

For the first time ever, Primark is officially launching a Pinterest-inspired new spring home collection. The new collection, launching in Primark stores and available to purchase via Pinterest using Click & Collect, is inspired by […]

Primark to complete Click & Collect rollout across Britain by the summer

26 February 2025 Editor

Primark has confirmed it will complete the roll out of its popular Click & Collect service to all 186 stores across Great Britain by this summer. From 26 February, Click & Collect will go live […]

M&S sees significant boost in sales and profits for the year

22 May 2024 Editor

Marks and Spencer Groups FY23 for year ending 30 Mar shows profits up by a substantial amount with its key food sales up by double figures with clothing and home also with big growth, as […]

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