"I don't think you'll see an enormous deal go through but we are looking for active opportunities...in particular certain platform type opportunities," Chief Executive Simon Wolfson told Reuters.

In May, Next expanded its beauty business by taking on five former Debenhams beauty departments, while this month it agreed terms with Lbrands to set up a joint venture selling Victoria's Secret and Pink products under licence in the UK and Ireland.

(Reporting by James Davey; editing by Kate Holton)