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flag UK retailer Next boosts forecasts, seeing strong sales growth despite economic worries.

flag 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. flag 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. flag 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.

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