Next shares climb as retailer taps stay-at-home holidaymakers           

While swimwear sales are still down, Next's general clothing sales are increasingly picking up to last years levels 

Next chief executive, Simon Wolfson, said "If people are not overseas, then they are here in the UK buying clothing". Picture: Yui Mok/PA Wire

Next chief executive Simon Wolfson said that people who aren’t traveling are spending more on clothes, helping the retailer's shares climb 6%. 

The retailer raised its outlook as people are returning to its stores in greater numbers than initially expected.