Next plc

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Next plc
Next
FormerlyJ Hepworth & Son (1864–1982)
Company typePublic limited company
LSE: NXT
FTSE 100 Component
ISINGB0032089863 Edit this on Wikidata
IndustryRetail
Founded1864; 160 years ago (1864)
Leeds
FounderJoseph Hepworth
HeadquartersEnderby, England, UK
Number of locations
c. 500 stores (2018)[1]
Area served
Key people
BrandsVictoria's Secret UK
Gap UK
Joules
Cath Kidston
FatFace
Made.com
RevenueIncrease £5,034.0 million (2023)[2]
Increase £941.5 million (2023)[2]
Increase £710.7 million (2023)[2]
Total assetsIncrease £3,983.8 million (2023)[2]
Total equityIncrease £1,165.1 million (2023)[2]
OwnerNext Holdings Limited
Number of employees
46,710 (2023)[2]
Websitewww.next.co.uk

Next plc, trading as Next (styled as NEXT) is a British multinational clothing, footwear and home products retailer, which has its headquarters in Enderby, England.[3] It has around 700 stores, of which circa 500 are in the United Kingdom, and circa 200 across Europe, Asia and the Middle East.[1] Next is the largest clothing retailer by sales in the United Kingdom, having overtaken Marks & Spencer in early 2012[4] and 2014.[5] It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index.

  1. ^ a b "At a glance". Next plc. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Annual Report for the year ended January 2023" (PDF). Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Next Plc NXT:LSE Company Description". Financial Times. 12 January 2011. Retrieved 12 January 2011.
  4. ^ "M&S Loses Britain's Largest Clothing Retailer Title to Next". Bloomberg. 29 June 2012. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
  5. ^ "Next profits overtake M&S for first time". The Telegraph. 20 March 2014. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2014.