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Have you seen our brand new Click and Collect Delivery Pods? 👀🙌 This is one of 3 new customer order collection and return hubs we have introduced for our customers in the UK. We have created these to support our online business and help to make the customer experience even better. Our teams including Store Manager, Jamie shared with us why he is so proud of this new feature... "This is a completely new offering we are introducing to our Retail landscape. It's a good opportunity to help support our customers and also welcomes more opportunities to grow our teams!"
For International Men's Day 2020 we are encouraging all our people and you to Say More Than OK to support mental health and wellbeing. Taking a few extra moments to ask more than 'you ok?' could open the door to a conversation that someone might really need to help with their mental wellbeing. Some of our men from around the business volunteered to discuss their personal experiences or views regarding mental health for International Men's Day! We want all our employees to feel able to be creative, productive and engaged. Next is an inspiring, exciting and rewarding place to work and by helping our employees to maintain positive mental wellbeing, we know they will also help us to be successful.
The culture at Next is engaging and inclusive. We have made some huge strides over the past years to listen and continual improve the culture for Next IT and across the business. Hear from our people, first hand, what it means to have a positive and supportive culture at Next. We've created a network of people that are not just colleagues but friends too. We treat everyone the same regardless of their race or gender. We support our peoples and their wellbeing. So much so, that we have created a the Next Wellbeing Charter that's support by our Mental Health First Aiders. We know if we look after our people and build an environment and a business that is inclusive and positive then we will get the best out of them.
Q3 2020 Trading Statement 📈 Here's the highlights from our October trading statement: Full price sales in the third quarter were up +2.8% against last year. 📈 Total sales (including markdown sales) were up +1.4%.📊 Full year profit before tax, (based on our new central sales scenario), is now forecast at £365m ✅ Year end net debt is forecast to reduce by £487m to £625m 👍 #lifeatnext #ProudTogether.
We're adapting, we're evolving and we're redefining who we are. Working with our in-house studio team and our people in IT, we are sharing with you our Developers stories, their vision and what the future of retail looks like at Next. Be part of our future and join our team. Find your next opportunity here ➡️➡️ https://www.developers.go.next/
We've opened our Beauty and Home Concept stores across the UK! Offering premium, Branded Beauty and fragrances alongside our Home Ranges, in Milton Keynes, Watford, Gateshead Metro Centre and Reading our new concept stores are looking incredible. We're incredibly proud of our teams who have collaborated to bring a completely new and unique project to life. Interested in a retail career with us? Link below here https://careers.next.co.uk/stores/ #lifeatnext #store #retail #vacancies
"We've got less than 10% of our staff on furlough at the moment". See what our CEO, Simon Wolfson had to say regarding the retail landscape in the wake of the recent pandemic. See the full article here; https://bbc.in/303vsTS #lifeatnext
Results For Half Year Ending July 2020. See below the headlines and full report. - Profit before tax of £9m - Full price sales down -33% on last year - Surplus cash generation (after capex, tax and interest) of £347m Read the full report here: https://bit.ly/35LcWn6 Again, another huge thank you to all our people for their incredible efforts, commitment and togetherness during this time. We couldn't continue to build on the strength of the Next brand, its infrastructure and all the exciting new opportunities that come with it without you.
Did you know our Next Furniture Manufacturing team is growing! Our team of skilled workers are dedicated to designing, developing and hand-crafting your favourite Next home pieces. We're looking for more people to join our team behind the scenes. Apply here to begin your career in Furniture Manufacturing today https://bit.ly/3gvjQOO
Over the last few months, our teams in the business have worked hard to adapt our onsite Nursery in order to be able to reopen to support our parents in the business. We've introduced new process and safety features to ensure our Nursery remains a Covid safe environment for our kids and our teams. Hear from our Next Steps Nurses and Supervisors, Sarah, Gemma, Molly and Jess, as they tell us about their journey and why they are so proud of our kids in Nursery. Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/lifeatnext
