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Next may be bigger than MS - but I fear it's sold its soulbr

Next may be bigger than MS - but I fear it's sold its soulbr The world was a very different place in 1982. Women were protesting against nuclear weapons at Greenham Common. We were at war in the Falklands. But there was one parallel to 2012 High Street brand Next was flourishing, opening stores up and down the country. The company launched seven stores from Harrogate to Eastbourne on its first day that year February 12 and by the end of July, there were 70 across Britain. Today, it s even more successful. Yesterday the company announced that in the six months to July 28, total sales rose by 4.5 per cent, despite the recession and gloom on the High Street. Earlier this month it was revealed that, for the first time in history, Next was valued at more than its much bigger rival Marks and Spencer 5.3 billion compared to M&S s 5.1 billion. Its impact when it launched three decades ago can t be overestimated: there was no Zara or Primark or Reiss womenswear at the time. Philip Green had yet to revolutionise Topshop. More... Behind the scenes of Burberry's atmospheric autumn/winter campaign starring Gabriella Wilde and Roo Panes How DID Jamie Hince bag supermodel and style icon Kate Moss? The rocker gives out his top fashion tips M&S was still very much the domain of old ladies. There was Laura Ashley, which sold retro Victoriana styles that was romantic, but not connected with fashion and didn t offer anything you could wear to the office. Next was truly revolutionary the first High Street store that peddled the seemingly impossible: affordable luxury. I remember that first collection as if it were yesterday: fresh-faced English model Jeny Howarth in a quintessentially British outfit of tweed jacket, a prim, buttoned-up shirt, and a great big dirndl midi-skirt, fastened with a leather belt. There were chunky knits, too, ooh, and soft denim chambray and warm herringbone coats. It was heaven. The brand was the brainchild of George Davies, a former dentist-turned-buyer for Littlewoods. He was pushed out of Next in a boardroom coup in 1988, and went on to found Per Una at M&S, and George at Asda, a brand which gave us the 99 men s suit. But his most brilliant move, after seriously good design, was the Next Directory, first published in 1988. remy lace front wigs This was as far removed from existing cheap catalogues as it was possible to get, like a great big glossy magazine that weighed a ton. Spice up your wardrobe: The Geri Halliwell collaboration has proved a success for Next including her Union flag range of clothes and swimwear It was black, and came in a clear plastic sleeve. cheap full lace wigs It was beautifully shot, by the likes of celebrity photographer Herb Ritts, and aspirational. And it launched the careers of many top models, including Linda Evangelista and Yasmin LeBon; its current face is 23-year-old U.S. model Arizona Muse, who certainly doesn t come cheap. Whereas these days, young women wander through endless shopping malls, or browse sites such as Asos, the fashions inside Next Directory were about luxury, about saving up and dreaming. From its launch, it quickly expanded. In 1984 it launched menswear, in 1985 homewear, but most importantly, in 1998, it pioneered selling fashion online. Today, you can get what you want at a click of a button, and it arrives by 9am the following day. No wonder Next is now the largest retailer in Europe. As well as good design, the concentration on dressing women smartly and in good quality clothes for work not just their holidays or nights out as others focused on was key to their early success. Recently, however, it s lost its way which is a terrible shame for such an iconic British brand. Who would wear the high-waisted, pink-striped seersucker skirt with lots of buttons in the current high summer collection (24)? Seventy per cent of clothes worn before 1850 were hand-stitched by the people who wore them Like so many other brands, Next is now all about dressing women for leisure rather than work: the endless sportswear and jeans, the hoodies, the shorts, the leggings and, oh dear God, the tacky partywear. On the website, there is a department entitled Softly Sparkle for Going out and occasion wear all sequins and there s even ostrich-effect sweaters (32). It s easy to mass produce these clothes cheaply: no seams, no darts, no clever cutting required. In the Eighties and Nineties, there was a clearly defined Next look it did minimalism really well. I remember the oversized white shirts, the black waistcoats, the mannish trouser suits, the apron skirts. But in the summer of 2012 the Next look is the same as myriad other brands: colour blocking, lace, pastels, you name it, as its design team chase every catwalk trend in the hope one will stick. cheap lace wigs Where once tailoring was key, now the cheap navy Next suit has become synonymous with all that is bad about the way women in lots of office jobs dress: a sort of synthetic, badly fitted, boring uniform, the kind of garb Cherie Blair used to wear. While Next was once the friend of the working woman, it is now responsible for a pastiche of the look it pioneered. The main problem with Next, as with so many of its rivals is that, come the late Nineties, it decided to sacrifice quality for profit. I bought a leather tote from the very first Next Directory: it was 99 which, in those days, for someone on about 5,000 a year, was a fortune. But it lasted 20 years. Now, a leather tote in the store is 72. How is that possible? Back in 1988, a wool jacket cost 59.99. Today, a blazer totally synthetic, of course, despite coming from the luxe collection is 50. Cheaply produced: Liz wasn't impressed with the 'softly sparkle' range she viewed on Next's website But it s working for Next if not necessarily for us. Profits aren t just up, they re going through the roof at a time most retailers are struggling and many are closing. In fact, profits have more than doubled in less than ten years from 210 million in 2003 to 427 million this past financial year. Its estimated pre-tax profit this year is between 575 million and 620 million. Of course all companies have to make money, but I take issue with the way the Next Directory (the autumn/winter and spring/summer editions cost 3.75, while the slimmer high summer and Christmas editions are free; 8.2million are published each year) pushes credit upon its customers. Next calls interest a service charge: however you dress it up the current annual rate is 25.99 per cent. The company is ferocious in its pursuit of late payments, too. Nothing exceptional, I suppose, as Very.co.uk et al do this, too, but it reminds me of the main difference between then and now. For that leather tote, I had to pay up front by sending a cheque and waiting for it to clear before receiving the goods. How quaint and slow that seems nowadays. Profits aren t just up, they re going through the roof at a time most retailers are struggling and many are closing But there is still much to celebrate. Sizes go up to a 26. The Geri Halliwell collaboration has proved a success, particularly her designs for swimwear: well priced, sturdy, and with good coverage for the fuller-figured. It s all too easy to look at the past with rose-tinted spectacles. When I ask my sister, who was a huge Next fan in the Eighties, for her memories, she says it was all a bit mauve, with huge shoulder pads, and those awful navy low-heeled Sloane Ranger pumps, the sort Princess Diana used to wear. These days, at least Kate Middleton is a fan. She personifies who I think the dream Next customer should be, and where Next s future lies in the next five years or so: wholesome, feminine, flattering clothes that are all about quality, not chasing trends and profits. Ignore the cheap tat, the jewellery and, oh my God, the Next sale, and order instead a piece from a great initiative this summer: the 30th birthday collection. Here you will find 30 classic pieces from the archives, such as a Crombie coat, and a trench an item Next has sent out every year (probably for an ever-diminishing retail price) whether or not it s in fashion. FIVE PIECES FROM NEXT LIZ DOES LOVE Pair these classic suede Chelsea boots, 55, with jeans or a skirt and bare legs A well-cut, soft leather biker jacket, 160, (half the price of one in Reiss) A great blazer for work, 50, which would complement skinny jeans 
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Honest vs dishonest survey takers
There are many people around the world that take surveys.They're a retiree, they're a college student, they're you reading this article.There are plenty of honest survey takers around the world, we are not all created equal however.There are many people who try to cheat, it's just part of life.This article will hopefully enlighten you on the differences between an honest survey taker, and those who try to cheat the system.It will also explore the disadvantages of trying to subvert a system designed for honest, thoughtful opinions.

Honesty is the best policy(At least that's what women keep telling me)

Being an honest survey taker means different things.Being an honest survey taker means answering questions honestly, it means pondering before answering, it means taking the time to reflect before answering a specific question.Obviously stuff like age, gender, nationality, etc.Can be done quickly if you're a fast and efficient survey taker.It's the hard questions that separate the good survey taker from the not so good.Giving at least one sentence to the question"How does this thing in this survey make you feel? "Is better than one word answers specially if they then ask you why you feel that way.

A dishonest survey taker will change his age, gender, and origin in every single survey.This lets you know the person is in a hurry to get the survey done instead of giving his/her opinion(Which is the point of the survey to begin with).A dishonest survey taker clicks away until he/she gets to the end of the survey.Some people are legitimately fast readers and can finish surveys efficiently, but when a survey should take 10 minutes and you finish it in 30 seconds, there's definitely something going on.

The consequences of your actions

Being an honest survey taker yields great rewards.Some surveys like your opinion so much that they may sometimes invite you for a similar one later on.Your opinions do matter, and the next time you see a new bottle design on the next coca-Cola bottle, you'll know you had a big part in it because you gave feedback.Honest answers can also lead to products given to you to test out.

The same can't be said for dishonest survey takers.Many sites have taken intelligent counter-Measures to ensure they only get honest opinions.Some surveys ask you specific questions multiple times to see if the answer is consistent.If a survey asks your age 2 or 3 times throughout the survey they're testing to see the validity and consistency of your answers.Answering the same question 3 different ways clues the survey makers into whats going on.

This trickles into survey layout.Survey makers have been making surveys surprisingly http://www.bencrawford.co.uk/ awkward to finish due to dishonest survey takers' tactics.One persons maliciousness now affects the whole spectrum.It's analogous to how piracy and used game sales have forced the video game industry to find other ways to get profit(Dlc, store specific special items, on-Disk dlc, etc. )

The next consequence is one i've experienced because i was not paying enough attention.Yes, i'm guilty of multi-Tasking and it came back to bite me.The dreaded quality control question.

The ultimate slap in the face(I challenge http://faceonline2013.blogspot.com/ you to a duel, sir! )

Quality control is a subtle yet powerful tool that survey sites use to make sure you're being a good little surve taker and following the rules.

These quality control questions are often times put in the middle of surveys to make sure you're answering questions honestly.It can be very subtle like"For quality control purposes, select 'i agree' for this row. "If you're a fast reader or accidentally skip a question, you might bet booted out of the survey immediately.Some quality control questions have a page of their own that have something along the lines of"Select number 6 for quality control purposes. "These questions are to make sure people are concentrating on the survey, but more importantly it's to make sure no one is using bots to auto-Answer any questions.If you fail enough of these questions you may be booted off the panel indefinitely.

Trying to cheat the system is not only bad for you, but it's bad for everyone.It affects every survey taker.Being an honest survey taker has so many benefits that i do not see the need to try to cheat the system when the consequences are extremely severe.You have a wide range of legitimate survey sites to choose from if you're an honest survey taker.The more you cheat the system, the more sites are closed off to you because you didn't follow simple, structured rules.

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