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Marks & Spencer 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.

Marks & Spencer is the older of the two, founded in 1884 — 98 years before Next plc.

Founded
1884
1982
Status
Active
Active
Headquarters
Leeds, United Kingdom
Leicester, United Kingdom
Industry
retail
retail
Employees
85,813
Not recorded
Legal form
public limited company
public limited company
Listed on
London Stock Exchange
London Stock Exchange

Facts on both companies come from the public records named on Marks & Spencer and Next plc.