79% Micro
19% Small
1% Large
1% Mid
0% Mega
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
Tags
79% Micro
19% Small
1% Large
1% Mid
0% Mega
37% Startup
28% Young
20% Established
11% Mature
4% New
38% Declining
21% Healthy
17% Rapid
14% High
9% Low
Retail Industry Competitive Environment - New Entrants vs Leavers
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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.