About Next

Next is a UK based retailer offering stylish, good quality products in clothing, footwear, accessories and home products. Next distributes through three main channels: Next Retail, a chain of more than 480 stores in the UK and Eire; the Next Directory, a direct mail catalogue and transactional website with more than 2 million active customers; and Next International, with more than 140 stores overseas.

Other businesses in the Next group include:

• Next Sourcing, which designs, sources and buys Next branded products; and
• Ventura, which provides customer services management to clients wishing to outsource their customer contact administration and fulfilment activities