The woman, in her 80s, was trapped in an Audi that crashed through the wall of Next, police say.
The ailing shoe seller has found a saviour in Next's £2.5m pound offer.
Festive trading at the retailer beat expectations, but rising unemployment is expected to weigh on demand this year.
Next is now expecting to report a pre-tax profit of just over £1.1bn at the end of January 2026.
The warning from the clothing chain comes as it reported a 13.8% rise in pre-tax profits.
The firm follows Marks & Spencer, House of Fraser and Debenhams in shutting its Middlesbrough shop.
Next will open in an out-of-town retail park after a planning battle which has taken years to resolve.
Next looks set to get approval to open a store at an out of town retail park in Dumfries.
The advertising watchdog says it was "irresponsible" to emphasise the thinness of the model's legs.
