NEXT is a UK based retailer offering exciting, beautifully designed, excellent quality

fashion and accessories for men, women and children together with a full range of

homewares# NEXT distributes through three main channels:


■NEXT Retail, a chain of more than 500 stores in the UK and Eire;
■NEXT Directory, a home shopping catalogue and website with around 3 million active customers and international websites serving approximately 50 countries; and
■NEXT International, with almost 200 mainly franchised stores around the world#
Other businesses in the NEXT group include:■NEXT Sourcing, which designs, sources and buys NEXT branded products;
■Lipsy, which designs and sells its own branded younger women's fashion products through retail, internet and wholesale channels; and
The parent company, NEXT plc, is listed on the London Stock Exchange #LSE: NXT#L# and is a member of the FTSE 100 Index# Total revenues for the year ended January 2012 were £3#5 billion with underlying pre-tax profits of £570 million# NEXT's head office is located in Enderby on the outskirts of Leicester, England

http://www.next.co.uk/

18 Jul
Deutsche Bank
4,250.00
Hold

I never quite got how it was an £80 stock. Now price action like a recession is on the way!!!! Hopefully not.

1 Aug
Barclays...
3,900.00
Underweight

1 Aug
Deutsche Bank
N/A
Hold

Trading update http://www.moneyam.com/action/news/showArticle?id=5612824

4 Aug
JP Morgan...
4,580.00
Neutral
3 Aug
Peel Hunt
4,200.00
Hold
3 Aug
Shore Capital
N/A
Hold
1 Aug
Barclays...
3,900.00
Underweight
1 Aug
Deutsche Bank
N/A
Hold

Next struggles on downbeat outlook from broker
StockMarketWire.com
High street retailer Next (NXT) was out of fashion with investors after broker Berenberg downgraded its recommendation to 'sell'.

The analyst said that Next is overburdened by the 'over spaced store estate', which would restrict its ability to invest in its products and free home delivery, resulting in a loss of market share.

The stock was dragged 2.4% lower to £42.73 as investors were nervous about Next's future.

31 Aug
Barclays...
N/A
Underweight

8 Sep
Deutsche Bank
4,150.00
Hold
1 Sep
Deutsche Bank
4,250.00
Hold

Interims Thurs 4 Sept

Now trading in the "Corridor of uncertainty" as Boycs would say.

Undecided as to the direction from here.

Definitely does not need to put out a profit warning.

Half year results

Peel Hunt Hold 4,894.00 4,200.00 4,200.00 Retains

Nice rise this morning, hope you had a good break skinny. :-))

Yes thanks DC - does that update warrant the size of rise?

? Tough times ahead. Less money in consumers pockets and inflation hitting shoes and clothes. May be a short lived revival.

15 Sep
Societe...
4,737.00
Hold
15 Sep
JP Morgan...
4,830.00
Neutral
15 Sep
Jefferies...
5,200.00
Hold
15 Sep
Deutsche Bank
4,400.00
Hold
14 Sep
Shore Capital
N/A
Hold
14 Sep
Peel Hunt
4,200.00
Hold

:-))

22 Sep
Barclays...
3,900.00
Underweight

Looks like a short squeeze to me. Sat on my hands and missed the bounce :(

Lovely rise.