Next plc

Next plc
Trade name	Next
Formerly	J Hepworth & Son (1864–1982)
Company type	Public limited company
Traded as	LSE: NXT; FTSE 100 Component
ISIN	GB0032089863
Industry	Retail
Founded	1864; Leeds
Founder	Joseph Hepworth
Headquarters	Enderby, England, UK
Number of locations	c. 500 stores (2018)
Area served	United Kingdom; Europe; Asia; Middle East;
Key people	Michael Roney (chairperson) ; Simon Wolfson (CEO) ;
Brands	Victoria's Secret UK; Gap UK; Joules; Cath Kidston; FatFace; Made.com
Revenue	£5,034.0 million (2023)
Operating income	£941.5 million (2023)
Net income	£710.7 million (2023)
Total assets	£3,983.8 million (2023)
Total equity	£1,165.1 million (2023)
Owner	Next Holdings Limited
Number of employees	46,710 (2023)
Website	www.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.

^ ^a ^b "At a glance". Next plc. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Annual Report for the year ended January 2023" (PDF). Retrieved 11 February 2024.
^ "Next Plc NXT:LSE Company Description". Financial Times. 12 January 2011. Retrieved 12 January 2011.
^ "M&S Loses Britain's Largest Clothing Retailer Title to Next". Bloomberg. 29 June 2012. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
^ "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.

[glance-1] "At a glance". Next plc. Retrieved 10 March 2019.

[results-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Annual Report for the year ended January 2023" (PDF). Retrieved 11 February 2024.

[FT-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.

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