Next

A pretty large, modern Next location at the Manchester Trafford Centre, while it might lack the coolness and added brands and features of the nearby flagship branch at the Manchester Arndale, it still is a decent store and features a Costa Coffee.

It works better with their Home Store at the other side of the mall within Barton Square, as this branch mainly consists of clothing.

Lifts are notable as they seem to be quicker and have fewer people queuing at peak-times compared to the main lifts within intu Trafford Centre.

Staff seemed friendly enough.

A pretty decent store, but only made better through being one of two stores within the mall, and even then it falls short compared to their larger flagship store nearby. 3*

Although not truely here just for the clothing I popped in for a quick coffee and the ability to do paperwork.

The venue is clean and has Wi-Fi although is busy. The shop itself is also busy too.
The staff were working as hard and fast as they could to get the drinks and food out but struggling slightly with the sheer volume of customers.

Easy to find a seat though.

All in all not a bad venue. The clothing side is clean and has a wide variety of clothing to suit your needs.

This place has always been well lit, well displayed and great customer service from the staff! Clean and well spaced but nearly their full range on show to see - I cannot express how useful this is as it's so frustrating in the Trafford Centre when you go in to a shop that has a limited amount of stock for you to try on. Even so, it has recently expanded FURTHER for more space and changed the layout. The shoe department literally takes up a full size shop space - again the same for children's clothing, men's clothing and women's clothing (if you can imagine, Next now takes up 4 Trafford Centre large shop spaces).

I've found with Next clothing that I am a size less than in other "trendy" shops - which is very nice! However, regardless of size, they will always have clothing that will flatter your figure and friendly shop advisor's that you can rely on for that final say or to lead you in a better direction.

Their layouts are clear and not overcrowded with colour or patterns so you can easily see what you like and don't like. Simplicity and elegance comes to mind.

The only reason I rate this as a 4* is because whilst trying on shoes straight after work, spending 3 hours trailing the Trafford Centre for a pair that would fit properly, I finally found some. Whilst trying to crouch down and reach a pair from the back, a customer came over and asked me whether they had any other sizes in a shoe. As I had my back to her, I ignored and thought she'd realise I didn't work there. When I popped up with my new amazing shoes in my size, she snottily said "Do you even work here?". Well clearly not.....oh wait....that Next shop assistant there is wearing black pants (as am I) and a printed top (as am I) that is very similar to what I happen to be wearing....

Unless you want to be badgered by the public, do not, I repeat DO NOT wear clothing from Next whilst shopping at Next!

A whopping store here on two floors offering the best range from next. We last visited at new year, and as you can imagine it was busy, but we were pleasantly surprised to still find some excellent bargains.


I find this a lot with the stores in the trafford centre, they seem to have a better range and more frequent stock turnover which means it's always a lot newer and fresher than some of the highstreet shops i visit.


Next is good quality at a reasonable price, so plenty to be had for most in here, whether it's just a tie or a full on suit.