En vogue fashion retailer Next ups 十分な year 利益（をあげる） 予測（する） as it 延長するs lead over beleaguered 競争相手 M&S

By Natalie Wain

Updated: 10:27 BST, 29 July 2014

Fashion retailer Next continued to 延長する its lead over 競争相手 示すs & Spencer today as it upped it's 十分な year 利益（をあげる） 予測（する） for the second time in three months.

The UK's second largest fashion house said it 推定する／予想するd 利益（をあげる）s to be £25million higher に引き続いて strong sales in the first half of the year.

株 in the group were up 2.5 per cent, or 165p, during 早期に morning 貿易（する）ing on the 支援する of the 告示, 誘発するd by sales that were 10.7 per cent ahead of 的 in the first half year to 26 July.

Here's looking at you, Next: The UK's second biggest fashion retailer continued to 延長する its lead over 競争相手 示すs & Spencer today as it upped it's 十分な-year 利益（をあげる） 予測（する）, as it 攻撃する，衝突するs the 権利 公式文書，認める with 顧客s

The retailer said that sales were ahead of its 5.5 per cent to 9.5 per cent 十分な year 指導／手引 and that it was raising that 範囲 to 7 per cent to 10 per cent.

The 強健な results 反抗するd data 解放（する）d by the Office for 国家の 統計（学） last week 示唆するing that 小売 sales had 苦しむd a 後退 in June.

Sales 容積／容量s rose just 0.1 per cent in June, below 予測（する）s for a 0.3 per cent 増加する, によれば ONS data, with 消費者s かもしれない distracted by the Fifa World Cup.

The ONS said the year-on-year rise of 3.6 per cent was 負かす／撃墜する from 3.9 per cent in May - undershooting 予測（する）s that it would remain 不変の.

Next said today that its 改訂するd 指導／手引 'might appear 極端に 用心深い' but pointed out that the first half 業績／成果 compared with a period last year when sales were 妨害するd by a very 冷淡な spring and 復活祭 天候.

It 推定する／予想するs the final ４半期/4分の1 of the year to be a 'challenging comparison' and 指導／手引 for the next six months was for sales growth of 4 per cent to 10 per cent.

Next's strong 業績／成果 comes as beleaguered 競争相手 示すs & Spencer continues to flounder, with boss Marc Bolland under continued scrutiny after 率先s to kick-start the group's 決定的な fashion 分割 failed to 伸び（る） traction.

最高の，を越す of the shops: Next's 強健な results 反抗する data 解放（する）d by the Office for 国家の 統計（学） last week 示唆するing that 小売 sales had 苦しむd a 後退 in June, with many retailers かもしれない 影響する／感情d by the Fifa World Cup

Bolland put on a 勇敢に立ち向かう 直面する at the company's AGM earlier this month as he 試みる／企てるd to 安心させる disgruntled 株主s after disappointing first ４半期/4分の1 着せる／賦与するing sales.

The poor results 誘発するd Bolland to 発表する that he and his 上級の directors and the 会社／堅い’s 82,000 staff would not receive a 特別手当.

There was better news for Next 株主s, however, as the retailer continues to pass on its 最近の good fortune. A （株主への）配当 is 推定する／予想するd to paid out this week に引き続いて sp ecial 50p （株主への）配当s in February and May, although no more are 心配するd for the 残りの人，物 of the year.

Out of fashion: Struggling M&S boss Marc Bolland 直面するd unimpressed 株主s at the group's AGM earlier this month as he tried to explain the retailer's poor results in its 決定的な 着せる／賦与するing 分割

It means the group has now paid or 宣言するd £223million of special （株主への）配当s and also returned £105million through 株 buybacks, in the year so far.

仲買人 Investec 安全s was ブイ，浮標d by the group's 'impressive 勢い', advising 投資家s to 持つ／拘留する on to 株 in the retailer.

'Next continues to take market 株. Given th e strength of 十分な price sales growth, we believe there is 範囲 for some 甚だしい／１２ダース 利ざや 改良s in the year にもかかわらず 堅い 競争 in Q4,' Investec 分析家s said in a 公式文書，認める