Fashion retailer Next cashed in on the spending boom over the festive period, figures showed today.
The group saw total sales in the 23 weeks to January 5 soar 22 per cent above the same period the year before while like-for-like sales growth was nine per cent.
Shoppers also snapped up goods through the Next Directory, with sales up 20 per cent.
The figures come four months after Next reported a 15 per cent jump in first-half profits, to £93 million, on strong sales of clothing, accessories and homeware.
The Leicester-based group's performance also confirms the health of the retail sector over Christmas despite the economic gloom.
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