Supermarket store numbers in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018, by chain
Among leading supermarket chains in terms of the number of stores in the United Kingdom in 2018, Iceland ranked first with 934 stores with over 3,000 square feet of floor space. That year, Tesco ranked second with 923 and was followed by Sainsbury's with 835 supermarket stores. Many companies in the list operate smaller stores and or forecourts.