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Next PLC is a British clothes retailer, with its headquarters in Enderby, Leicestershire, England. It is one of the United Kingdom's largest clothing retailers, number three behind Marks & Spencer and Philip Green's retail empire of Bhs and Arcadia Group. The group has over 400 stores throughout the UK and Ireland, and 50 franchise branches in Europe, Asia and the Middle East. These are located at a mixture of high streets, shopping centres and retail parks. Image File history File links Next. ...
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In the year to January 2005 Next's turnover was £2,858.5 million. Profits were £422.9 million before tax and £301.0 million after tax.[1]
History
Next was founded in 1982 when J Hepworth & Son, a tailor in Leeds, developed a womenswear chain of shops called NEXT. Terence Conran, owner of the chain, chose the retailer George Davies to head the new store. 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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George Davies (born 1941) is a British fashion retailer who headed Next from its creation in the 1980s, and founded the fashion label George at Asda in the 1990s. ...
Two years later, a men's shop was developed. Later Next began to develop mini department stores selling women's, men's and children's clothes as well as furniture under the one roof. In 1986 Next moved its head office from Leeds to Leicester and in the same year had purchased the catalogue company Grattan. This was later sold to Otto Versand in 1991 when Next encountered financial problems related to a recession. Some branches were sold to other retailers to avoid administration. A Shaker chair. ...
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Stand alone furniture shops called NEXT Home were opened in 2003. Next also sells around 21% of its merchandise through the Next Directory, a home shopping catalogue launched in 1988. All Next stores only sell their own brand label although recently some small scale branded products have been seen such as trainers from Gola and Morphy Richards electrical goods. Currently the largest branch of Next is the branch in the Manchester Arndale Centre that opened in October 2005. 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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Subsidiaries of Next Other than the core Next retail chain and the directory Next also own subsidiaries including: - There are a number of stores owned by Next known as Next Clearance which sell previous seasons stock at lower price then at the core Next stores.
- In late september 2006 Next opened 2 new stores called Lime these stores sell refurbished previous seasons stock under the label of Lime. The first two branches opened in former Next locations which have moved to other premises in Derby and Newbury with other stores opening in the near future. It was setup primarily as competition for low cost competitors such as Primark, TK Maxx and the clothing operations of supermarkets such as Tesco, ASDA and Sainsbury's. [2]
- Next own the call centre operator of Ventura. [3]
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Next Sales Next discount sales are very popular events usually occurring four times a year, two at the end of seasons and two mid-season. In-store preparation for the sales start the night before, and it has been known for staff to work until 3-4 am in the morning getting the shop ready. Likewise queuing for the sales starts early with people arriving at times as early as 3.30 am to wait for the store to open at 5 am. Sales involve most of the store staff and extra temporary staff are usually hired as well to cope with demand. Discounts and allowances are modifications to the basic price. ...
References - Next's main website
- Next's corporate website
- Yahoo Finance profile
- Business analysis and history
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