79% Micro
19% Small
1% Large
1% Mid
0% Mega
INSIGHTS - APRIL 2024
UK Retail Industry
UK Retail Industry Information
The retail industry covers the resale of new and used goods (mainly for personal or household consumption) by shops, department stores, stalls or mail-order houses.
Active Businesses
247,623
Annual Sales
£600bn +
Employees
3,376,099
Economic Contribution
£110bn
Tags
Location of Retail Companies
Retail Companies by Size
Largest Retail Companies
Turnover
Tesco Plc
£65.8bn
Tesco Stores Limited
£47.5bn
J Sainsbury Plc
£31.5bn
Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd
£26.7bn
Asda Stores Limited
£24.5bn
Retail Companies by Age
37% Startup
30% Young
21% Established
12% Mature
0% New
Oldest Retail Companies
Established
Fastest Growing Retail Companies
39% Declining
20% Healthy
18% Rapid
14% High
9% Low
Retail Industry Competitive Environment - New Entrants vs Leavers
Retail Industry Valuation
EBITDA Multiple
Retail Industry Valuation
Turnover Multiple
Retail Industry Valuation
Net Asset Multiple
Note - from March 2020 multiples are calculated monthly, prior to this they were calculated on an annual basis.
UK Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles Industry Insights
There are 247,623 active Businesses in the UK with combined annual sales of £600 billion .
The Industry employs around 3,376,099 people and contributes £110 billion to the economy.
The most popular location for Retail companies is London with 70,212 and the fewest are located in Northern Ireland with 4,099.
The largest Retail company is Tesco Plc with a turnover of £65.8bn. 79% of the industry is comprised of Micro companies with only 1% Large companies.
12% of the Retail Industry is made up of 12% Mature but the majority are Startup businesses (37%) the oldest company is The Festiniog Railway Company founded in 1832.
Retail industry has a number of high growth companies (14%), the fastest growing company is Curv360 Limited with a 3 year growth rate of 179%. Other fast growing companies include Ovo Finance Ltd (175%), Balfe's Bikes Ltd (163%) and Unumplus Limited (160%).
The UK Retail Industry’s valuation has been improving over the past 3 years with a current EBITDA multiple of 8.97x, Turnover multiple of 0.84x and a Net Asset multiple of 3.22x.
