尽管经济担忧, 英国零售商Next公司的预测仍有所提高. UK retailer Next boosts forecasts, seeing strong sales growth despite economic worries.

英国零售商Next在五个月中第三次提升了销售和利润预测, UK retailer Next raised its sales and profit forecasts for the third time in five months, citing better-than-expected weather and disruption at rival Marks & Spencer due to a cyber attack. 第二季度全价销售额上升了10.5%,预计全年销售额将增长7.5%,利润将增长9.3%,达到11.1亿英镑。 Full-price sales rose 10.5% in the second quarter, leading to a predicted 7.5% increase in full-year sales and a 9.3% rise in profits to £1.11 billion. 尽管国际销售增长强劲,下一位仍对下半年持谨慎态度,预期英国的销售将放缓至1.9%,因为政府措施影响到消费者支出。 Despite strong international sales growth, Next remains cautious for the second half, expecting UK sales to slow to 1.9% due to government measures affecting consumer spending.