Joules bucks high street gloom as sales soar over Christmas
Debenhams and Mothercare have both complained about a slowing UK consumer environment, but there were no such issues for clothing retailer Joules
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Next PLC
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Next plc is a United Kingdom-based retailer offering products in clothing, footwear, accessories and home products
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Wm Morrison set to start Christmas trading supermarket sweep
Day ahead includes trading updates from food retailer Wm Morrison Supermarkets PLC, housebuilder Perimmon PLC, and staffing group Robert Walters PLC
FTSE 100 closes in red as Wall Street comes off recent highs
London's top tier index closed down nearly 28 points at 7,696
FTSE 100 pops higher again to another record close
It was another quiet day in London but also another record close
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FTSE 100 feeds off Wall Street rally to close near 7,700
If you happen to work for a FTSE 100 company, your boss has already earned more in the past two-and-a-half days then the average UK employee will this year
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City schedule remains distinctly holiday-like for Thursday
Unless some market acquaintance has been forgot … there’s little of note in the schedule for Thursday.
Next's Christmas surprise lifts UK retail stocks ahead of slew of festive trading updates
An unexpected rise in Next's sales over Christmas boosted shares of other UK retailers due to post similar trading statements over coming weeks
Contract wins boost shares in both WANdisco and Corero Network Security
Some of the biggest risers and fallers in the London market on Wednesday
Next shares boosted by full year profit forecast hike after unexpected rise in Christmas sales
Next said cold weather boosted full price sales over the festive season
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FTSE 100 closes higher; Next keeps festive cheer rolling
On a separate note, Mifid II comes into force today with the aim of increasing transparency and making everyone in the investment chain more accountable for their decisions
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Next first out of the traps with Christmas period trading update
Next usually tells it like it is when it comes to the trading outlook
Brexit could hamper turnaround of Carpetright and other UK retailers, says Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank downgraded its rating on Carpetright but upgraded ASOS as it took a look at the European non-food retail sector
ASOS upgraded by Deutsche Bank as part of New Year review of retail sector
Deutsche Bank has identified a number of themes for the retail sector: continue to favour online clothing sellers over bricks & mortar operations; beware of "value traps" and turnaround plays
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Next to kick off key high street trading updates; US jobs data also due
Week ahead still looking very quiet, but trading update from clothing retailer Next PLC and the December US non-farm payrolls will provide excitement
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Nothing much aside from indigestion on the post-Christmas agenda, but the New Year will bring Next's update and US jobs data
The next two weeks will be dominated by the Christmas and New Year holidays, of course, so investors will have to wait a while for the excitement of a trading update from Next PLC and the latest US report until the first week of 2018
FTSE 100 reverses and closes in red as City packs up for Christmas
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) says that UK GDP grew by 1.7% in the three months to September
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FTSE 100 closes in red; IMF cuts UK growth forecasts
The FTSE 100 index closed down 18.87 points at 7,525 on a day of light volumes
M&S and Next shares slump after H&M results underline tough retail market
H&M posted a 4% drop in fourth quarter sales as it struggled to adapt to the online trend
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FTSE 100 closes in red as market awaits US jobs report
UK stocks could do with a catalyst and tomorrow's US jobs numbers might provide it