Next to unveil higher sales and profits despite consumer spending pressure

Next will reveal on Wednesday how it performed over the year to January.

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Next is set to unveil higher sales and profits as the high street giant hopes to shrug off concerns over consumer spending.

The retailer is among high street brands seeking to grow amid a challenging backdrop of continued cost inflation and under-pressure shoppers who have seen household bills soar.

Next will reveal on Wednesday how it performed over the year to January.