Acquisition closed
Next acquires Lipsy (2008)
Next completed the acquisition of Lipsy in 2008.[1]
NEXT acquired Lipsy, a younger women's fashion brand, in 2008. It was the first brand NEXT bought outright rather than built, and it later became the template for the Total Platform arrangements through which NEXT now runs other companies' retail operations. Only the year is recorded here.
Deal facts
- Announced
- Not recorded
- Closed
- Value
- Undisclosed
- Buyer
- Next
- Seller
- —
- Assets
- Lipsy
- Regulatory review
- None recorded
Ownership changes recorded from this deal
Who owns Lipsy today?
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] NEXT plc - our history — NEXT plc, Official document; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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