Next plc

Next plc
Next
FormerlyJ Hepworth & Son (1864–1982)
Company typePublic limited company
LSENXT
FTSE 100 Component
ISINGB0032089863 
IndustryRetail
Founded1864 (1864)
Leeds
FounderJoseph Hepworth
HeadquartersEnderby, England, UK
Number of locations
c. 700 stores
Area served
Key people
BrandsLipsy
Victoria's Secret UK
Gap UK
Joules
Cath Kidston
FatFace
Made.com
Seraphine
Russell & Bromley
Revenue £6,118.1 million (2025)
£1,075.4 million (2025)
£743.2 million (2025)
Total assets £4,872.5 million (2025)
Total equity £1,754.3 million (2025)
Number of employees
50,743 (2025)
SubsidiariesJoJo Maman Bébé (44%)
Reiss (72%)
Websitewww.next.co.uk

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