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Next says it may close stores if £30m equal pay claim is upheld

Global reach of platforms such as Netflix, YouTube and TikTok ‘exposing people to international fashion trends’, says retailer

Next also plans to improve the way it works with shipment hubs in the Middle East and Europe to help better serve shoppers in those territories. Next said that full price sales over the six weeks after that period had “materially exceeded our expectations” and were up 6.9% as better weather helped boost trade. If Next were to hit £1bn of profits for the first time, it would join only a handful of UK retailers that have done so including Tesco – and Marks & Spencer in a previous era.

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