Investors balk at 'squeezed middle' of UK retail firms

LONDON (Reuters) - The worst start to a trading year for Next PLC shares since 1991 underscores the plight of mid-tier UK retailers hit by a combination of fierce online competition and higher costs driven by a weaker pound.

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