Next sales drop 17.9% amid fears of forced store closures

// Next store sales drop is offset by online sales
// The company has warned on local lockdowns causing uncertainty to business
// The business does more than half of its sales onlineNext has raised its full-year profit forecast after sales beat expectations in the third quarter, but has warned on uncertainty affecting its trading in the fourth quarter.
The fashion retailer’s online sales were up 23.1 per cent in the third quarter, offsetting a 17.9 per cent drop in retail sales.
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