LONDON, Sept 17 (Reuters) - British clothing retailer Next
raised its profit outlook for the second time in two
months on Thursday as it reported strong recent trading.
Next said its central scenario now assumes a full year
2020-21 pretax profit of 300 million pounds ($388 million), up
from its view in July of 195 million pounds but sharply down
from the 729 million pounds made in 2019-20.
The group said full-price sales in the last seven weeks were
up 4% on last year, which it said was driven by recent cool
weather and fewer overseas holidays.
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(Reporting by James Davey; Editing by Jan Harvey)