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Next is one of the UK’s largest specialist clothing retailers. With 500+ UK stores in 2012, recent domestic expansion has focused on the stand-alone Home superstore format. Next Brand sales remained static at £3.3bn in 2011/12 as declining sales across the retail network continue to be offset by strong growth within the Directory – now accounting for almost a third of group sales and 44% of operating profits.