UK's Next joins list of clothing retailers pausing Myanmar orders; Cambodia among those to profit from move


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* Next CEO says move is "big step" * Orders switched to Bangladesh, Cambodia and China * Primark, H&M, and Benetton have also paused orders

LONDON, April 4 (Reuters): Britain's Next has joined a growing list of European clothing retailers suspending new production orders with factories in Myanmar in the wake of February's military coup.

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