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FTSE 100-listed Next is the largest clothing retailer by sales in the UK, As well as stores, it has a growing marketplace platform selling brands such as Calvin Klein, Reiss, Fat Face, Joules, Dorothy Perkins, Warehouse and Ralph Lauren. It also launched its Next Total Platform, offering an online, tech and logistics solution that can be licensed by smaller fashion brands to give them an online presence. Retail Week provides news, analysis, features and opinion about Next and the fashion sector.

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News
Frasers and Next run rule over Dune as sale process heats up
2026-10-20T14:26:00+01:00By Hugh Radojev
Fashion retail giants Next and Frasers have both run the rule over Dune London as they weigh potential bids for the footwear retailer, Retail Week understands.
Interview
Zalando’s CTO: Some colleagues have got ‘superpowers’ through AI
2026-10-13T16:16:00+01:00By George Arnett
Graeme Smith became chief technology officer at Zalando this summer, having previously worked at Amazon and YouTube. He speaks to Retail Week about managing tech costs, AI agents and the impact of GLP-1s on personalisation.
News
Bath & Body Works to open more new UK stores by Christmas
2026-10-12T05:30:00+01:00By Stephen Eddie
US-based retailer Bath & Body Works is to open seven new UK stores before Christmas.

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Data

Ranking: Tesco is the most valuable retail brand in the UK

2026-10-07T00:01:00+01:00By George Arnett

The latest Kantar Brandz ranking values the country’s top grocer at $10.1bn (£7.6bn), making it the most valuable retail brand in the UK and eighth most valuable brand overall.

Feature

GEO: How can fashion retailers make it onto AI’s runway?

2026-09-30T06:30:00+01:00By Megan Tatum

Whether using generic generative AI tools, AI-enabled Google searches or even retailers’ own assistants, consumers today are using the technology to commandeer increasingly precise clothing searches.

Explainer: How the EU's new import charge has hit Shein's sales and helped others
2026-09-29T16:00:00+01:00By George Arnett
How Zalando’s tech spin-offs are powering the wider retail sector
2026-09-28T05:00:00+01:00By George Arnett
Badenoch vows to lower retail costs and restore tax-free shopping
2026-09-18T14:37:00+01:00By Aoife Morgan
Next ups profit guidance again
2026-09-17T06:39:00+01:00By George Arnett

Matalan appoints former M&S exec Richard Price as new adviser
2026-09-15T14:39:00+01:00By Hugh Radojev
Next wins appeal of equal pay case
2026-09-07T14:50:00+01:00By Aoife Morgan
Asos hires former Next director for own-brand label
2026-08-17T15:27:00+01:00By Aoife Morgan
Cotton Traders reports revenue and profit growth despite challenging environment
2026-08-17T11:13:00+01:00By Megan Robinson

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