UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

DATE OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED):  SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

NEXT, INC.

(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)

DELAWARE

0-25247

95-4675095

(STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION OF INCORPORATION)

(COMMISSION FILE NUMBER)

(IRS EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NO.)

7625 HAMILTON PARK DRIVE, SUITE 12, CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE 37421

(ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES)           (ZIP CODE)

(423) 296-8213

(REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE)

NOT APPLICABLE

(FORMER NAME OR FORMER ADDRESS IF CHANGED SINCE LAST REPORT)

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Item 1.01.

Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On September 7, 2010, Next Marketing, Inc. (the "Next Marketing"), a wholly owned subsidiary of Next, Inc., entered into a Payment and Release Agreement (the "Agreement") with Chouinard, Inc. (the "Vendor"), with respect to certain trade credit extended by Vendor to Next Marketing in connection with Next Marketing's purchase of certain products from Vendor (the "Trade Debt").  The Agreement provides that Next Marketing can satisfy and permanently extinguish all outstanding obligations to Vendor with respect to the Trade Debt through the payment of $64,714.97.   

The foregoing description of the Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 2.03

Creation of Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

As discussed above in Item 1.01, Next Marketing entered into an Agreement with Vendor related to its outstanding Trade Debt.  The information included in Item 1.01 of this Form 8-K is hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)

Exhibits

10.1

Payment and Release Agreement dated September 7, 2010.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

NEXT, INC.

Date:  September 8, 2010

By:/s/ David O. Cole

David O. Cole

Chief Financial Officer and Secretary

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.

Exhibit Description

10.1

Payment and Release Agreement dated September 7, 2010.