Next is to introduce dedicated footwear departments, dubbed The Shoeroom. The fashion retailer tested the format at the end of July and wants to roll it out this autumn.

A Next spokesman said: “This is a new approach for Next and we are now planning for 12 stores by the end of October to have dedicated shoe departments.”

The initial trials began in the fashion giant’s Gateshead and Aberdeen stores and included its high-fashion Runway footwear as well as Next’s traditional shoe offer.

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