Next's new way
NEXT PLC, the fashion retailer, said yesterday it was closing seven company-owned stores in the US, France and Belgium, but it would continue to expand abroad through franchise operations.
Next said it had decided to close the stores at a cost of pounds 3.4m because they had not performed as expected.
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