Next's Christmas saved by late splurge from shoppers

Retailer reports sales growth but surge in costly web orders will hit annual profitsA spike in sales in the last three weeks of December helped save Christmas for the fashion chain Next but a surge in costly web orders will hit annual profits.The high street bellwether is among only a few retail chains that resist pre-Christmas discounting and it was expected to have suffered as struggling rivals slashed prices to attract shoppers as Brexit jitters weighed on consumer confidence. Continue readin