Caroline Gulliver, at Espirito Santo, estimated that like-for-like store sales fell 1.3pc for Next during the period.
She said: "As expected, this was a 'quarter of two halves', with brand sales in August down circa 3pc due to the Olympic distraction, but September and October brand sales up around 6pc to 7pc, we estimate.
(Oct 31, 2012, Telegraph)