INSIGHTS - OCTOBER 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

255,745

Annual Sales

£627bn +

Employees

2,842,806

Economic Contribution 

£114bn

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Location of Retail Companies

Retail Companies by Size

79% Micro

19% Small

1% Large

1% Mid

0% Mega

Largest Retail Companies
Turnover
Tesco Plc
£68.2bn
Retail Companies by Age

37% Startup

28% Young

20% Established

11% Mature

4% New

Fastest Growing Retail Companies

38% Declining

21% Healthy

17% Rapid

14% High

9% Low

Retail Industry Competitive Environment - New Entrants vs Leavers

Retail Industry Valuation

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Retail Industry Valuation

Turnover Multiple

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Retail Industry Valuation

Net Asset Multiple

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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 255,745 active Businesses in the UK with combined annual sales of £627 billion .

The Industry employs around 2,842,806 people and contributes £114 billion to the economy.

The most popular location for Retail companies is London with 72,958 and the fewest are located in Northern Ireland with 4,455.

The largest Retail company is Tesco Plc with a turnover of £68.2bn. 79% of the industry is comprised of Micro companies with only 1% Large companies.

11% of the Retail Industry is made up of 11% 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 Harrods Beauty Limited with a 3 year growth rate of 191%. Other fast growing companies include Curv360 Limited (179%), Balfe's Bikes Ltd (163%) and Dnata Catering Uk Limited (158%).

The UK Retail Industry’s valuation has been improving over the past 3 years with a current EBITDA multiple of 9.29x, Turnover multiple of 0.97x and a Net Asset multiple of 3.44x.