Next shares slide as retailer warns on weak UK growth and jobs - short news
Chain says outlook clouded by declining vacancies, new regulation, overspending and rising taxes
Bosses at clothing and homeware chain Next are forecasting “anaemic growth” across the UK, as the retailer claimed regulation, government spending, and higher taxes would hurt jobs and productivity.
The FTSE 100 company, which is headed by the Conservative peer Simon Wolfson, said that while it did not believe the economy was heading towards a “cliff edge” the weakening..
source: The Guardian - 18.09.2025