# Life at NEXT Careers | Culture, Values, Locations & Benefits > Explore careers at NEXT. Join a culture that helps you achieve your full potential with growth opportunities, wellbeing support and incredible perks. Full page: https://careers.next.co.uk/life ### LET'S TAKE IT ON. We never underestimate what you can do. So bring your energy, play to your strengths and make things happen. Our ‘let’s take it on’ attitude is felt in every move we make. ### Our Expectations Our Expectations guide how we work and collaborate at NEXT. Living by these helps each of us achieve our potential. ### For our customers *Always think customer.* It’s not about us, it’s about the customer. The customers might be one of the millions that shop with NEXT everyday or they could be within the business itself. Whoever the customer, always have them in mind whatever we want to achieve. ### Growth *Learn to evolve.* We build on success, learn from failure and go again. Growth allows everyone to evolve. We are always learning, looking for new ventures and skills, whether it be on a personal or business-wide level. We never stand still. ### Respect *We’re all human.* We know everyone is at their best when they are being themselves. We respect colleagues, managers and everyone we come across. Respect allows for understanding and communication to flourish. There are no egos. Just people. ### Integrity *Keep it real.* We are honest and take responsibility for doing the right thing. We’re clear in how we communicate and transparent with all people. We honour all agreements and are truthful with ourselves and others. ### Impact *Make it happen.* Making an impact is part of everything we do. It might be something small, but could lead to something big. Impact influences how we keep on evolving the brand. When we make an impact, we can thrive together. ### Openness *Invite collaboration.* No business can drive forward in silos. Collaboration allows us to develop ideas that are beyond our initial imagination. We embrace it. We feel valued and appreciated through the feedback and discussions we have. ### Innovation *Push boundaries.* Always think bigger and better, look for new opportunities to reinvent the brand. When we innovate, we find ways to evolve processes and products to improve the experience. Push the boundaries and think outside the box. ### Our culture We’re looking for people who are as excited about the future as we are. If you’re looking for somewhere that invests in you to do your best work and be your best self, NEXT is the place for you. ### Develop with us ### Our community spirit ### What we offer ### Benefits We offer a range of company-wide perks and discounts for our people, designed to help you thrive inside and outside work. From special savings to wellbeing support, you can check out our job adverts for more exclusive benefits for individual roles. ### Staff Shops ### Sharesave ### Branded offers ### Branded Offers ### Staff Discount ### Wellbeing ### Wellhub ### Wellbeing We’re proud to have a dedicated Wellbeing team who support our initiatives across different sites, with partnerships with organisations like GenM, Orchid and Wellbeing of Women. We believe that investing in our people’s wellbeing is essential – it means you can achieve your potential, cope with pressures and be productive in all aspects of your life. ### DigiCare+ Workplace ### Mental Health First Aiders ### Employee Assistance Program ### Retail Trust ### Financial Wellbeing ### Thrive App ### Wellhub ### Support for Carers ### Training and Development Training and development is tailored to your role and team at NEXT. From elevating your presentation skills to exploring management opportunities, challenging yourself to learn and pushing your potential is ingrained in our culture. You’ll discover new technical skills, explore new systems and try out new processes. We always encourage honest feedback so we can innovate and evolve together. ### The NEXT Training Hub ### Online Training Courses ### Learning and Development Sessions ### Management Training ### Business Growth The results are in! Here are the headlines for the NEXT results Q1.  Read the full results at [NEXT PLC](https://www.nextplc.co.uk/). ### Full price sales in the first quarter were up +6.2% on last year ### The additional £28m sales added +£8m of profit ### The additional £28m sales added +£8m of profit ### Explore our locations *Retail & Stores* Retail is at the heart of our operations, with our store team members being key ambassadors for our brand. Our stores are designed to provide a complete retail experience for our customers: from on-site Costa Coffee shops to Waterstones bookshops to Virgin Atlantic travel agents. *Leicestershire* Our NEXT Head Office in Enderby, Leicester offers a ‘campus’ energy, with restaurants, coffee shops and plenty of meeting space. We even have an on-site nursery rated ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted. The Barn Office in Market Harborough offers bright open spaces with collaboration at its core, and our customer service operation in Radar Road provides a welcoming and collaborative hub for our teams. *South Elmsall, Yorkshire and Doncaster* We’ve got distribution centres all over the UK, with the global hub of our business based in Pontefract, Yorkshire. This is where an item starts its journey before being shipped across the globe. A whole host of teams, from finance to tech and customer service, all collaborate to bring the very best service to the customer. *London and Satellite Offices* In London, Glen House and Alfred Place are where our Product, eComm, PR & Marketing call home. They’re spaces for collaboration, creativity and deciding where we take our brand next. Our London Premier Park Studio is where we bring to life thousands of products with fashion focused photography. ### Hear from our people Does NEXT sound like the place for you? Our podcast series explores career journeys at NEXT and shows you what goes on in different departments. We dive into how foundational retail experience builds essential skills in teamwork and handling high pressure situations. We also look at how modern Learning and Development (L&D) teams use accessible tools like digital learning and infographics to ensure real knowledge retention. ### Diversity, Equality and Inclusion Together, we are NEXT. We advocate for wellbeing, inclusion and belonging so that everyone who works with us can thrive. ### Employee Led Communities Our employee-led communities celebrate diversity within NEXT. Through partnerships with major organisations, we create a culture that enables wellbeing at work for everyone. ### Pride Our Pride network champions LGBTQ+ voices, helping our people to share experiences and collaborate. The purpose is to ensure our LGBTQ+ colleagues can be their best selves, reaching their full potential in a positive and supportive working environment. We work in partnership with Terrence Higgins Trust and Stonewall and are proud to be a Proud employer, offering opportunities for everyone to come together and celebrate Pride events across the country. ### Unity Our Unity network aims to nurture and celebrate the cultural diversity represented by employees and customers at NEXT. Our goal is to ensure all of our workplaces are safe, welcoming and supportive for colleagues from all backgrounds, enabling them to be themselves and experience equal opportunities to develop and succeed. Our partnership with 10,000 Interns Foundation ensures we stick to our promise of becoming a more representative employer. ### Able Our Able network is led by disabled people, disability allies and those who care for the disabled. We are a Disability Confident Employer, partnering with organisations like Scope, Hidden Disabilities, Leonard Cheshire, and Carers UK to continue our commitment to being truly inclusive. Our Able network raises constructive discussions around disability inclusion, helping us to tackle the barriers that disabled people face with recruitment, retention and progression. ### Uniformed services Our Uniformed Services network offers a space where current and former military personnel, veterans and members of the wider uniformed services community can come together, share their experiences and gain personal and professional support. The aim is to foster an environment that recognises all the contributions of those who have served in uniform. Our work with Help for Heroes and Armed Forces Covenant ensures fair opportunities for our colleagues. ### Wellbeing at NEXT At NEXT, wellbeing means helping everyone thrive in work and life. We partner with GenM to support those impacted by the menopause, with Wellbeing of Women to advance women’s health, and with Orchid to provide counselling for men affected by cancer. Together we build awareness, care and balance for all. ### Other Partnerships We partner with organisations that help people grow and feel supported. Through Business in the Community, we back initiatives that strengthen local communities. Our work with the Duke of Edinburgh Award helps young people build confidence, learn new skills and take on new challenges. Together we create opportunities that make a real impact. ### Corporate Responsibility We are working to lower our environmental impact by focusing on what we can directly control. Alongside a cleaner energy grid that reduces our operational footprint, we are actively transitioning our supply chain to verified, lower-impact materials. ### Corporate Responsibility We manage our impact through measurable data. Supported by national grid decarbonisation, we have cut our operational carbon emissions (Scope 1 and 2) by 52% against our 2016/17 baseline. To tackle our supply chain footprint, we are actively focusing on material switching—steadily replacing conventional textiles with independently certified, lower-impact alternatives.[Read more in our CR Report.](https://www.nextplc.co.uk/~/media/Files/N/next-plc-v4/documents/corporate-responsibility/corporate-responsibility-report-2026.pdf) ### Product, supply chain and Circularity We are actively focusing on material switching, aiming for 100% of our key raw materials to be sourced from independently verified, lower-impact options by 2030. We prioritise third-party certified materials to replace conventional alternatives. This ambition is supported by expanding our supply chain traceability and driving circular initiatives, such as our online take-back trial with SATCoL and product team workshops for recyclability. ### Supply Chain Human Rights During 2025/26, we carried out 2,402 supplier audits, set up grievance channels in eight countries and trained hundreds of people face-to-face to ensure fair, safe and respectful workplaces. We do not tolerate any instance of modern slavery in our business or within our supply chain, ensuring our workers are treated honestly and fairly, and their human rights protected. ### Managing Climate Risk We are committed to minimising our environmental impact by reducing the carbon intensity of our activities and the natural resources we use. Through these efforts, we have reduced our absolute operational carbon emissions (Scope 1 and 2) by 52% against a 2016/17 baseline, diverted 98% of our operational waste from landfill, and established carbon reduction targets aligned with the SBTi approach and methodology. ### Social Want to get a behind the scenes look at life at NEXT? Connect with us on LinkedIn, Instagram, TikTok and Youtube to get the inside scoop. TikTok Instagram LinkedIn Instagram Facebook LinkedIn YouTube X TikTok ### Are you ready to take it on? *Challenges. Opportunities. The future. Let’s take it on at NEXT.* ### LIFE AT Life at NEXT is fast and full-on. If you have a strong idea, we go all in. We thrive on new challenges and strive to go above and beyond. Whether you’re designing the season’s standout look or building the code that transforms shopping online, this is the place to push the boundaries. ### Life Page