FounderDuels

Dick Smith 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.

Dick Smith is the older of the two, founded in 1852 — 130 years before Next plc.

Founded
1852
1982
Status
Active
Active
Headquarters
New South Wales, Australia
Leicester, United Kingdom
Industry
retail
retail
Employees
2,000
Not recorded
Legal form
Not recorded
public limited company
Listed on
Not recorded
London Stock Exchange

Facts on both companies come from the public records named on Dick Smith and Next plc.