Life at Next
Episodes
E28: Working in the Biggest NEXT Warehouse
03 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What is NEXT’s ‘Hanging Warehouse’. In this jam packed episode, we met Rob, Site Manager of Stadium, and learnt about the incredible scale of NE...
E27: Why I came back to NEXT
27 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Would you ever return to an old job? We met James, ex-NEXT employee who's recently returned to our tech team to take on the Service Now portal and...
E26: Shaping the culture of NEXT
20 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Workplace culture is a topic of conversation for many, and something that businesses are always looking to shape and evolve. Our HR Manager Darren, jo...
E25: The Power of Design and AI at NEXT
12 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Meet Chloe, one of our many talented designers on Childrenswear at NEXT. We sat down with her to talk about the amazing world of AI. Throughout the ep...
E24: Taking the lead on NEXT Total Platform
06 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week we met Amy, Lead of Onboarding on NEXT Total Platform. Learn all about what TP is within NEXT, how NEXT applies expert knowledge to improve ...
E23: Life as a Trainee Buyer at NEXT
28 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week we met Maddie, one of our newest Trainee Buyers to join the Womenswear Jersey team. Learn all about Maddie’s role, what led her to joinin...
E22 LGBTQ History Month with The Terrence Higgins Trust
21 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week we met Richard, Chief Executive of the Terrence Higgins Trust, oldest and largest HIV charity in the UK, to reflect during LGBTQ History mon...
E21: Why People Matter at NEXT
14 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Meet Will, our brilliant Merchandising Manager on Childrenswear at NEXT. In this jam-packed episode, he unravels what goes on behind the scenes of the...
E20: The People Make the NEXT Brand
07 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week we spoke to NEXT’s Head of HR, Lionel! Across the episode, we chat through his incredible career journey, how he went from the hamburger u...
E19: Evolving the NEXT High Street Brand
06 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Inside the life of an Area Manager at NEXT. This week we sat down with Chris, Area Manager for NEXT’s North London region, to learn more about hi...
E18: NEXT Product shapes the brand
24 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week we sat down with Womenswear Director, Alicia Lee. Learn more about her 28 year journey at NEXT, what defines her role, and her passion for c...
E17: What's motivated you to come to NEXT?
17 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Meet Sofia, one of our newest Graduate Designers on jerseywear for womenswear. Take a seat as she tells us what she gets up to on a daily basis as par...
E16: Wellbeing Matters
10 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week we were joined by Claire, our Health and Wellbeing Manager at NEXT, to chat about her career journey, the programmes and schemes that NEXT o...
E15 Ambition: New Year New You
03 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Happy New Year everyone! This week, we’re stepping into 2024 with Mubs from our Security Remediation Team to talk about his life at NEXT and his out...
E14 How BIG is the Next Sale?
27 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The NEXT online sale is, by far, one of the BIGGEST site events in the company's calendar. This week Graham, a Team Leader from our Online Opera...
E13 NEXT Festive Traditions PART 2
20 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It's time for part two of the NEXT festive traditions. Listen as Matt and Abi take a dive into what the team like to get up to in December. From B...
E12: NEXT Festive Traditions PART 1
13 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week we sat down with our Senior Social Media Specialist, Abigail, and got into the festive spirit by reading through our colleagues' funnies...
E11: Taking On Christmas in NEXT Retail
12 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week on the Life at NEXT Podcast we were joined by James, the store manager of our NEXT Rugby store. Matt & James chat about life in store ov...
E10: Making the NEXT customer experience the Best!
29 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Charlotte joined the Life at NEXT podcast us to talk about the NEXT Warehouse and how she and the team are working hard to deliver parcels on time, in...
E09: A Business Machine! The NEXT Mainframe Explained
22 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ian, a NEXT Product Group Manager in our Technology team joins us to talk about the Mainframe, what it does, and how it supports NEXT as a business. I...
E08: Founder Of HYPE Talks About Men's Mental Health
15 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Liam Green, one of the co-founders of the popular fashion brand HYPE, talks about men's mental health. NEXT & Hype in their recent collaborat...
E07: NEXT Is Not Just a UK High Street Retailer!
08 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode of Life at NEXT Podcast, we had the pleasure of being joined by Anita, who is a Department Manager for the International Te...
E06: What is Able at NEXT? Diversity & Inclusion at NEXT
02 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Anna, DEI Specialist at NEXT joins us to talk about diversity and inclusion, why it's important in the workplace, and how the employee led communi...
E05: Better By Design: Unpacking the Significance of Design at NEXT
25 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Life at NEXT Podcast 🎙️ Episode Five! This episode we dive deep into the world of NEXT Design with Tom, a Menswear Design Manager and unrave...
E04: Unity at NEXT discusses Black History Month
18 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Life at NEXT Podcast 🎙️ Episode Four! James, is a NEXT Label Operations Manager and heads of our employee led community, Unity at NEXT. He ...
E03: The NEW Landmark Building of NEXT Elmsall 3 Warehouse
11 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Life at NEXT Podcast 🎙️ Episode Three! Listen to this week's episode to learn more about the scale of NEXT's warehouse and distribu...
E02: What are Trainees at Next?
04 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Life at NEXT Podcast 🎙️ Episode Two! This week, we sat down with Jessica, an Assistant Merchandiser, to learn about her experience as a trai...
E01: NEXT but not as you know it!
26 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Life at NEXT Podcast 🎙️ Episode one! Welcome to the Life At NEXT Podcast, where every week, we will be releasing a new episode featuring peop...