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Next boss Lord Wolfson warns of youth unemployment ‘crisis’ in UK

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The Independent UK

Government policy is causing a ‘crisis’ in youth unemployment, Next boss warns

Simon Wolfson said rises in the rate of national insurance contributions and the minimum wage have hurt the employment market

The Independent UK

Next boss warns of youth unemployment ‘crisis’ as shop vacancies drop

Increased labour costs and slow economic growth are responsible for the shrinking of vacancies, Lord Simon Wolfson said.

Evening Standard

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Next chief Simon Wolfson paid record £7.4m – and could get far more this year

‘Sustained outperformance’ merits pay rise, says company after it ups profit guidance to £1.2bn for year to January 2027

The Guardian - UK

Ministers should ‘start doing stuff’ to help farmers and cut fuel costs, says Asda boss

Allan Leighton predicts food prices will inevitably rise, as group’s full-year profits dive by a third to £764m

The Guardian - UK

The Middle East price shock hasn’t hit Next – yet

Timing lags in the retail industry mean the impact of fuel and fabric inflation may not be felt until autumn ranges land

The Guardian - UK

UK faces years of anaemic growth amid tax and regulation burden, says Next

Retailer says economic outlook clouded by fall in job opportunities and government overspending

The Guardian - UK

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Next to reveal jump in profit despite rising costs and trade war uncertainty

The retail giant will post its first quarter results on May 8, hot on the heels of revealing annual profits of more than £1 billion.

The Independent UK

The British mega-retailer whose CEO writes the company’s earnings statement just clocked up a record $1.3 billion profit

“Next is the envy of the retail sector,” an investment director said, as it became only the fourth British retailer to hit the £1 billion profit milestone.

Fortune

Next continues success story by reporting first £1bn in annual profits

Retailer ‘defies gravity’ to become only fourth in UK to pass £1bn profit threshold

The Guardian - UK

Next boss issues warning on the impact on jobs of NI changes

the Next boss said the Government should stagger the introduction of the NI changes rather than introduce them in one hit in April

Evening Standard

Big retail will cope – but Reeves’ NICs raid is too much, too soon for part-timers

In the hospitality sector, where labour costs are a bigger proportion of the overall base, employers have fewer options

The Guardian - UK

Next and the beautiful arithmetic of long-termism

The dawn of a new era of faster profits growth from overseas and ‘platform’ operations are among reasons for the retailer to be cheerful

The Guardian - UK

Next in line for £1bn of profits as internet shopping peaks

Next boss Simon Wolfson today declared that internet retail shopping has peaked and that the future of the high street is sunny as his company headed towards annual profits of £1 billion for the first time.

Evening Standard

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Evening Standard

Next impresses City with strong sales boost

Next sales online jump in the last quarter leaving the high street giant on track for £1 billion of profits next year, a level few UK retailers have ever matched.

Evening Standard

Hope for the high street as Next profits soar

Rival mid-market stores such as Ted Baker and Superdry have struggled lately, but Next and M&S power on

The Guardian - UK

Next cheers retail sector with bumper profits and price drop

Shares hit record high as fashion and homeware chain says it ‘feels like it is entering a new era’

The Independent UK

Next warns of stock shortages if Red Sea shipping problems continue

Next boss warns extra two and a half weeks must be added to stock delivery times for products coming through Suez Canal

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The Guardian - UK

Next upgrades profit forecast again as cool weather helps sales

Retailer expects to make £10m more profit than previously predicted, taking full-year target to £885m

The Guardian - UK

Co-op boss urges police to take shoplifting more seriously after £33m cost

Matt Hood says shoplifting increasingly seen as crime with no consequences with rise in organised gangs looting stores

The Guardian - UK

Bank of England governor says ‘no room for complacency’ after leaving interest rates on hold – as it happened

BoE policymakers were split 5-4 on interest rates this month, with a narrow majority voting to leave Bank rate at 5.25%

Evening Standard

Next ups profit forecasts again as CEO hails the return of the suit

Return to offices boosts demand for traditional smart clothing

Evening Standard

Retail titans are going on a canny shopping spree

If current trends continue there will be two titans fighting over the scraps of fashion retail: Simon Wolfson and Mike Ashley.

Daily Mirror

'Next could owe us £100m - our shop jobs ARE equal to men's in warehouses'

A tribunal agreed that the work of 2,000 female Next sales staff was of equal value to that of males in the firm’s warehouses who earn between £2 and £14 an hour more

The Guardian - UK

Next forecasts drop in spring sales amid cost of living crisis and cold weather

Chain’s CEO Simon Wolfson warns of ‘very challenging’ 2023 after signalling price rises of 7%

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