History While the oldest company in the group has been trading for nearly 150 years, the Next brand itself was created in 1982 – at the time a revolutionary retail concept, presenting coordinated collections of own branded womenswear and accessories in boutique-style shopping environments. From the outset, the brand was considered aspirational yet affordable, with an appealing combination of distinctive style, good quality and value. With the addition of menswear (1984), home interiors (1985) and childrenswear (1987), Next swiftly became a full-line lifestyle brand. In 1988, the launch of the Next Directory heralded a new standard in home shopping – its seasonal catalogues echoing the glamorous photography and production values of glossy fashion magazines. In 1999, Next introduced its online version of the Directory at www.next.co.uk – pioneering the concept of a single brand with three different ways of shopping (in-store, by phone or online). Since 2001, Next has provided its customers with next day delivery as standard on most home shopping orders. Currently there are over 2 million active Directory customers in the UK and over 70% of Next's home shopping business is now transacted online. Next Flowers was launched in 2001 and in 2005 Next introduced its gift list service. In 2007 Next launched its luxury Signature range of fashion and homeware and in 2010 its own brand NX Sports label. Other specialist product areas include electricals, designer branded fashion and Next's Baby Boutique. In 2008, the group acquired Lipsy, a younger womens fashion brand. More recently, Next was confirmed as Official Clothing and Homewear Supplier to the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Next will outfit Team GB for the opening and closing ceremonies, produce uniforms for 4,500 technical officials plus suits for reception staff and supply bedlinens and other home textiles for the athletes' village.

History Today, the Benetton Group is present in 120 countries around the world. Its core business is fashion apparel: a group with a strong Italian character whose style, quality and passion are clearly seen in its brands, the casual United Colors of Benetton, the glamour oriented Sisley, the leisurewear brand Playlife. The Group produces over 150 million garments every year. Its network of around 6,000 contemporary stores around the world, offers high quality customer services and generates a total turnover of over 2 billion euro.

History Colin’s was established in 1983 to face the challenge of the international fashion field and to compete with the well-known denim players.Over the last 25 years the brand has developed into one of the most respected brands in global fashion industry.Today Colin’s has 480 stores and over 3000 retail points worldwide. Colin’s maintains its global expansion goals with its current locations in more than 36 countries worldwide and growing continuously by 50-60 stores per year.Authentic Denim is the motto of the new Colin's denim collection: Tinted and discharge colours are the leading motives for Summer 2010 and also new sky bleach washes will be introduced. Vintage look and bleach washes will be presented in new flare styles. Besides this the must-have X-FIT Jeans, with its 2-way Lycra stretch will be presented in new shapes and colours. The main themes for Spring Summer 2010 in womenswear are Rockaholic, College fun and Sailors bay. The menswear is concentrating more on simplicity and comfort look with particular attention to details. It's the mix what makes Colin's unique, fashionable and contemporary.

History When Nike co-founder Bill Bowerman made this observation many years ago, he was defining how he viewed the endless possibilities for human potential in sports. He set the tone and direction for a young company called Nike, and today those same words inspire a new generation of Nike employees.Our goal is to carry on his legacy of innovative thinking, whether to develop products that help athletes of every level of ability reach their potential, or to create business opportunities that set Nike apart from the competition and provide value for our shareholders.It started with a handshake between two visionary Oregonians - Bowerman and his University of Oregon runner Phil Knight. They and the people they hired evolved and grew the company that became Nike from a US-based footwear distributor to a global marketer of athletic footwear, apparel and equipment that is unrivaled in the world.Along the way, Nike has established a strong Brand Portfolio with several wholly-owned subsidiaries including Cole Haan, Converse Inc., Hurley International LLC, NIKE Golf, and Umbro Ltd.Our world headquarters is located near Beaverton, Oregon, a suburb of Portland. So while the Pacific Northwest is the birthplace to Nike, today we operate in more than 160 countries around the globe.Through our suppliers, shippers, retailers and other service providers, we directly or indirectly employ nearly one million people.That includes more than 30,000 Nike employees across six continents, each of whom make their own contribution to fulfill our mission statement: to bring inspiration and innovation to every athlete* in the world.