Dirk 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.

Dirk is the older of the two, founded in 1942 — 40 years before Next plc.

Founded: 1942; 1982
Status: Active; Active
Headquarters: Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands; Leicester, United Kingdom
Industry: retail; retail
Founders: Dirk van den Broek; Joseph Hepworth
Legal form: besloten vennootschap; public limited company
Listed on: Not recorded; London Stock Exchange
Website: dirk.nl; next.co.uk

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