Can next pull another rabbit out of the hat?

Companies in the news and how they were assessed

More questions than answers for retailer after accounting error and profit warning send shares to 12-year lows

Sales momentum is starting to turn driven by a customer-led strategy

Primark’s performance and the merits of a sliced bread merger will be pored over by analysts when the conglomerate reports

Companies in the news and how they were assessed

Second-quarter growth comfortably outstrips consensus and the index