Next sales surged by 4.5pc in the past three months as the high street fashion brand was buoyed by warm weather over the Easter period and strong online sales growth. Next sales surged by 4.5pc in the past three months as the high street fashion brand was buoyed by warm weather over the Easter period and strong online sales growth. Sales surge at Next on the back of warm weatherIts retail store sales declined 3.6pc over the 13 weeks to April 27, as it continued to be impacted by the pressures on the High Street. Sales during April rose 4.7pc as Next was aided by "unusually warm Easter weather", which particularly boosted sales in high street stores. Despite the sales growth in first quarter, Next said it expects sales for the next three-month period to show a year-on-year decline due to tough comparable figures.

Source: Irish Independent May 01, 2019 07:07 UTC