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NEXT Group plc: Update to credit analysis following outlook change to positive

Our credit view of this issuer reflects its track record of rigorous cost management, offset by a degree of uncertainty with regard to the company.
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Next plc

Next Group is a retailer engaged in providing clothing, footwear, accessories and home products. Co. is primarily comprised of the following segments: NEXT Retail, which sells clothing, footwear, accessories and/or home products; NEXT Directory, an online and catalogue shopping business; NEXT International Retail, with around 200 mainly franchised stores across the world at Jan 28 2017; NEXT Sourcing, which designs and sources NEXT branded products; and Lipsy, which designs and sells Lipsy and other branded fashion products. As of Jan 28 2017, Co.'s NEXT Retail segment had a chain of around 540 stores in the U.K. and Eire.

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