LONDON, July 29 (Reuters) - Next said its full-price
sales in the second quarter declined by a 28%, a much better
result than it expected at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic,
allowing it to forecast full-year profit of about 195 million
pounds ($252 million).
"Warehouse capacity has come back faster than we had
planned, and store sales have been more robust than
anticipated," the British fashion retailer said on Wednesday.
($1 = 0.7739 pounds)
(Reporting by Paul Sandle; editing by Guy Faulconbridge)