Editing Next plc (section)

==Operations==
[[File:Next Retail Exeter..jpg|alt=Next At Exeter.|thumb|Next at [[Exeter, England]]]]
Next has three main channels: Next Retail, a chain of 550+ retail branches in the United Kingdom; Next Directory, a home shopping catalogue and website with more than 3&nbsp;million active customers, and Next International, with 180+ international stores.<ref name="FT" /> Its other businesses include Next Sourcing, for own brand products; Lipsy, which designs and sells its own branded younger women's fashion products through wholesale, retail and website channels.<ref name="FT" />

Next operates stores and e-commerce for Victoria's Secret in the UK.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Guardian|date= 17 January 2021|title=Next consortium in pole position to buy Philip Green's Topshop empire|url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/jan/17/next-and-partners-in-pole-position-to-buy-arcadia-out-of-administration?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other|access-date=26 February 2021}}</ref> In September 2021, Next announced a joint venture with [[Gap Inc.|Gap]]. Next will manage Gap's UK website and place Gap concessions in some Next stores. The deal preserves Gap's presence on the UK high street after Gap announced in July 2021 it would close all of its UK stores.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2021-09-17|title=Next deal keeps Gap brand alive in the UK|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/business-58596532|access-date=2021-09-17}}</ref>