UK's Next edges up profit outlook after Christmas sales beat expectations
LONDON, Jan 6 (Reuters) - British fashion retailer Next NXT.L on Tuesday reported a better-than-expected 10.6% increase in full-price sales for the nine weeks to December 27 and edged up its annual profit guidance for the fifth time over the last year. FOCUS-Next CEO's billion pound milestone stirs succession concern nL2N3QA08C (Reporting by James Davey, Editing by Paul Sandle) ((james.davey@thomsonreuters.com))