Next Plc reported sales results for the fourth quarter and year to date ended December 24, 2013. For the third quarter, the company's brand sales excluding VAT for the period were up 11.9%.

For the year to date, the company's Brand sales excluding VAT increased 5.0%.

The company provided earnings guidance for the full year to January 25, 2014. The company expects group profit before tax to be in the range of GBP 684 million to GBP 700 million, growth in basic EPS to be in the range of 21.6% to 24.5%.