In 2019, there were over 37.3 thousand non-specialized retail stores in the United Kingdom, down from over 37,500 stores registered a year earlier. In that same year, the number of employees in these type of establishments averaged 1.2 million people.
Number of non-specialized retail store enterprises in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2008 to 2019
The Annual Business Survey uses a sample of data from 62,000 businesses in the Non-Financial Business Economy in Great Britain and 11,000 in Northern Ireland to draw estimate totals for the whole business population.
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (June 24, 2021). Number of non-specialized retail store enterprises in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2008 to 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 22, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/507133/non-specialized-retail-stores-numbers-united-kingdom-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of non-specialized retail store enterprises in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2008 to 2019." Chart. June 24, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 22, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/507133/non-specialized-retail-stores-numbers-united-kingdom-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2021). Number of non-specialized retail store enterprises in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2008 to 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 22, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/507133/non-specialized-retail-stores-numbers-united-kingdom-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of Non-specialized Retail Store Enterprises in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2008 to 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Jun 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/507133/non-specialized-retail-stores-numbers-united-kingdom-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Number of non-specialized retail store enterprises in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2008 to 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/507133/non-specialized-retail-stores-numbers-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited May 22, 2022)
