Next: Lord Wolfson warns Budget will make it ‘harder’ to enter workforce January 17, 2025 The boss of retail giant Next has warned that tax rises announced in the Budget will make it “harder and harder for people to enter the workforce”. Lord Wolfson told the BBC that the government’s move to hike national insurance (NI) would disproportionately hit entry-level jobs. “The axe has fallen particularly hard on those entry-level, [...]
Next boss Lord Wolfson sells £29m of stock in the high street bellwether September 29, 2024 Next’s chief executive has sold £29m worth of shares in the FTSE 100 fashion and homeware store. Lord Wolfson of Aspley Guise sold around 290,000 shares, leaving him with 950,000 shares worth £100m, Next told markets on Friday. News of the sale sent Next’s share price down 3.5 per cent, although it’s risen by 21.24 [...]
Next upgrades guidance again as the company welcomes ‘new phase’ September 19, 2024 Retail industry bellweather Next has upgraded its guidance by £15m after sales and growth “exceed expectations”, while it vies for £1bn in profit. The retailer upgraded the profit guidance it issued on 1 August by £15m, to £995m, “as a result of the strength of our full price sales over the last six weeks”. This [...]