British fashion retailer Next has raised its profit forecast for the year ending January 2026 after reporting stronger-than-expected full-price sales over the key Christmas trading period. The company has raised its guidance for full-year profit before tax by £15m ($20m) to £1.15bn, representing a year-on-year increase of 13.7%. In the nine weeks to 27 December, full-price sales increased by 10.6% compared with the previous year, exceeding the retailer’s earlier guidance of 7.0%. Growth was led by inte ...