Next keeps profit guidance despite smaller than expected sales dip

// Next keeps profit guidance after first-quarter sales slip further than it expected
// Full price sales in the 13 weeks to 29 April fell 0.7%, ahead of its 0.2% guidanceNext has maintained its profit guidance for the year, despite its sales coming in slightly ahead of expectations.
Although full price sales dipped 0.7% in the 13 weeks to 29 April, this was better than the  -2% expected.
The drop was driven by a 1.6% fall in online and 0.6% decline of in store sales.Subscribe to Retai