Next plc: all brands
The 6 brands of Next plc in our brand directory, with owner, origin and segment. Each profile is researched and sourced.
Fat Face: Fat Face (styled FatFace) is a British casual and outdoor lifestyle clothing retailer founded in 1988 by Tim Slade and Jules Leaver. It has been owned by Next plc since 2023 and sells womenswear, menswear, footwear and accessories mainly through its own stores and website.
Joules: Joules is a British lifestyle clothing brand from Market Harborough, founded by Tom Joule and rescued from administration in December 2022 by a joint venture between Next plc and Tom Joule.
Next: Next is a British fashion and home retailer whose first stores opened in 1982 under the tailoring group Hepworth, later renamed Next plc. Led by chief executive Lord Simon Wolfson since 2001, it is a FTSE 100 company in which online sales now exceed store sales, and it runs a growing portfolio of brands and its Total Platform service for third parties.
Reiss: Reiss is a British premium fashion brand that opened its first store on London's Bishopsgate in 1971, selling men's tailoring. Next plc owns 74% of the business, which operates more than 280 locations in over 30 international markets.
Russell & Bromley: Russell & Bromley is a British footwear retailer and brand dating from 1873. Next plc bought the brand and selected assets in January 2026 through a pre-pack administration.
Seraphine: Seraphine is a London-based maternity wear brand founded in 2002 by French-born designer Cécile Reinaud. It designs clothing for pregnancy and postpartum and has been owned by Next since 2025.