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"Next now expects full-year profits to rise by 8% to £1.23 billion and sales to increase 6.7%, up from growth of 7.3% and 6.3% previously expected respectively. Aarin Chiekrie, an equity analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown, said: “In the UK, hotter-than-expected weather and more effective marketing saw customers logging in to refresh their summer wardrobes online, helping offset a small decline in-store."

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