Openings and closures of retailers in Britain H1 2021

This chart presents the number of store openings and closures in Great Britain from the first half of 2016 to the first half of 2021. Data reveals that the number of store closures for multiple retailers in high streets, shopping centers and retail parks saw a decline in H1 2021 compared to the previous period and amounted to 8,739. However, store openings fell as well to 3,488. The net change in store opening and closures for Great Britain in H1 2021 was realized as -5,251.

Number of openings and closures of multiple retailer units in Great Britain from 1st half 2016 to 1st half 2021

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Release date

October 2021

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Region

United Kingdom (Great Britain)

Survey time period

H1 2016 to H1 2021

Special properties

Multiple retailers*

Supplementary notes

* Multiple retailers across all high streets, shopping centres and retail parks. The source reported that data was based on visits to "3,701 high streets, shopping centres, and retail parks across Great Britain."
Multiple retailers are retailers that have five or more outlets nationally.

The source did not provide an exact date of release for this report.

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