Next have announced plans to build a 90,000sq ft Next Home & Garden store selling fashion, homeware and gardening equipment on a new site adjacent to Fosse Way, Leicester.

Lord Simon Wolfson, Next chief executive, has been reported in local press as saying: “Fosse Park is one of the top 10 out-of-town locations in Britain. We’re very enthusiastic about this development.”

"The eye-catching design of the new multi-million-pound store would provide a stunning new architectural gateway development for Leicester.  

The news Next Home and Garden store would be similar to one recently opened in Hedge End, near Southampton. The group also operates five other home and garden outlets, as well as more than 500 smaller fashion stores.