NEXT is a UK based retailer offering exciting, beautifully designed, excellent quality fashion and accessories for men, women and children together with a full range of homewares. NEXT distributes through three main channels: ■NEXT Retail, a chain of more than 500 stores in the UK and Eire; ■NEXT Directory, a home shopping catalogue and website with almost 4 million active customers and international websites serving around 70 countries; and ■NEXT International, with almost 200 mainly franchised stores around the world.