Company Earnings UpdateNext (LON: NXT) Holiday Trading Update: Stronger than Expected, but Weak Store-Based Sales Trends Continue Coresight Research January 4, 2018 Executive Summary British fashion retailer Next reported that total full-price sales growth strengthened to 1.5% during the holiday trading period ended December 24. This compared to company guidance for a full-price sales decline of 0.3%. Full-price store-based sales growth remained very weak, falling by 6.1%. Online and catalog full-price sales grew by 13.6%. Reflecting improved trading, the company raised full-year sales and profit guidance slightly. Please Login to read the full report. Not a member? To access this content for free, register for a free account. This document was generated for Other research you may be interested in: Sector Focus: Off-Price Shopping—Data GraphicWeekly US Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2025, Week 24: Casey’s To Open 80 Stores; Torrid To Close 180 StoresInnovator Profile: Azoma—Optimizing Product Visibility for AI-Driven and Agentic CommerceWeekly US Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2026, Week 4: Amazon To Close All Amazon Fresh Stores as Total Closures Surge by 1,000