Next plc vs Shinsegae

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.

Shinsegae is the older of the two, founded in 1963 — 19 years before Next plc.

Founded: 1982; 1963
Status: Active; Active
Headquarters: Leicester, United Kingdom; Seoul, South Korea
Industry: retail; retail
Founders: Joseph Hepworth; Lee Byung-chul
Legal form: public limited company; joint-stock company
Listed on: London Stock Exchange; Not recorded
Website: next.co.uk; shinsegae.com

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