Next is a relative newcomer to the UK retail market. Within five months the group had 70 outlets open. In 1986 the group acquired mail order company Grattan and two years later launched its own directory business. With over 300 shops the group generates about three quarters of its revenue from its retail outlets. Almost all of the rest comes from its directory arm.
| Competitors: | Marks & Spencer Group, Sainsbury (J), Kingfisher, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Howden Joinery Group, Tesco, Ocado Group |
| Registrars: | Equiniti |
| CEO: | Wolfson Aspley Guise |
| Finance Director: | Amanda James |
| Chairman: | Michael J Roney |
| Non-Executive Director: | Venetia Butterfield |
| Executive Director: | Jeremy Stakol |
| Operations Director: | Richard Papp |
| Sales & Marketing Director: | Jane Shields |
| Senior Independent Director: | Jonathan Bewes |
| Independent Non-Executive Director: | Tom Hall, Soumen Das, Dianne Thompson, Tristia Harrison, Amy Stirling |
| Address: | Desford Road, Enderby, Leicester, United Kingdom |
| Phone: | +44 (0) 333 777 4577 |
| Fax: | +44 (0) 116 284 8998 |
| Website: | http://www.nextplc.co.uk/ |
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| ISIN: | GB0032089863 |
| Sector: | Retailers, Retailers |
| Main Indices: | FTSE 100, FTSE 350, FTSE All-Share |