By Frank Prenesti
Date: Wednesday 05 Aug 2026
(Sharecast News) - Shares in Next surged on Wednesday as the UK retailer lifted profit guidance again after second quarter full-price sales smashed estimates due to the hotter summer and the release of pent‑up demand in the Middle East and Northern Europe.
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| Next buys shoe chain Russell & Bromley for £2.5m | 21-Jan-2026 | ShareCast |
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| Trading Statement | 05-Aug-2026 | 07:00 | RNS |
| Total Voting Rights | 03-Aug-2026 | 07:00 | RNS |
| Total Voting Rights | 01-Jul-2026 | 07:00 | RNS |
| Director/PDMR Shareholding | 26-Jun-2026 | 11:00 | RNS |
| Total Voting Rights | 01-Jun-2026 | 07:00 | RNS |
| Next raises profit forecast after heatwave boost... | 05-Aug-2026 | Times |
| Next boss blames tax rises for squeeze on entry-... | 27-May-2026 | Times |
| Next to raise prices as Iran war costs triple | 07-May-2026 | Times |
| Next says Middle East conflict could add £15m to... | 26-Mar-2026 | Guardian |
| Next eyes lift in profits as sales grow | 31-Dec-2014 | The Herald |
| Questor: Next | 31-Oct-2014 | Telegraph |
| Biz Briefing: Next Overcomes Cotton Crisis | 24-Mar-2011 | Sky News |
| FTSE preview: Portugal crisis deepens | 24-Mar-2011 | Daily Mail |
| Investment Column: Next | 15-Mar-2011 | The Independent |
| FTSE live: London steady; Burberry down | 14-Mar-2011 | Daily Mail |
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| Currency | UK Pounds |
| Share Price | 15,660.00p |
| Change Today | 0.000p |
| % Change | 0.00 % |
| 52 Week High | 15,660.00p |
| 52 Week Low | 11,575.00p |
| Volume | 0 |
| Shares Issued | 119.66m |
| Market Cap | £18,738m |
| RiskGrade | 153 |
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| Ex-Div | 02-Jul-26 | 04-Dec-25 |
| Paid | 03-Aug-26 | 05-Jan-26 |
| Amount | 181.00p | 87.00p |
| CEO | Wolfson Aspley Guise |
| Chair | Michael J Roney |
| CFO | Jonathan Blanchard |
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