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Bata Limited vs Next plc

Side by side, from the public record each company was imported from. Where a figure is missing it is because no source we hold states it — not because it is zero.

Bata Limited is the older of the two, founded in 1894 — 88 years before Next plc.

Founded
1894
1982
Status
Active
Active
Headquarters
Lausanne, Switzerland
Leicester, United Kingdom
Industry
retail
retail
Employees
30,000
Not recorded
Legal form
Société à responsabilité limitée
public limited company
Listed on
Not recorded
London Stock Exchange

Facts on both companies come from the public records named on Bata Limited and Next plc.