UK Retail Rankings - April 2017

TECHNICAL NOTES
Changes to the UK Retail Rankings
Qualifications
Figure 1: Small and medium company exemptions, 2015
Sales areas
Classifications
Classifications – Non-store
Rankings
Data
Year-ends
Sales
Classifications and market shares
Figure 2: Sector codes used in this report
THE UK RETAIL SCENE IN 2017
Economic background
Real incomes falling
Figure 3: Wages growth and inflation, 2012-17
How will consumers react?
Figure 4: How consumers feel about their finances, Jan 2009- Jan 2017
2017 is going to be difficult
The changing structure of retailing
The move back into inner cities
Figure 5: Proportion of people renting their home, 2001-15
Online
The 2017 Retail Rankings
Figure 6: Retail sales by sector, 2015
Figure 7: Major retail sector growth, 2012-16 (%pa) and 2015-16 (%)
The Top 10
Figure 8: UK Top 10 retailers, 2013/14-2015/16
Concentration
Figure 9: Leading retailers’ share of all retail sales, inc fuel, 2013/14-2015/16
MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS
Figure 10: Key mergers and acquisitions: April 2016-April 2017
ADMINISTRATIONS
Figure 11: Key administrations: April 2016-April 2017
BOOKS, NEWS AND STATIONERY RETAILERS
Sector introduction
Sector highlights
Figure 12: Booksellers and stationers’ sales as % of all retailers’ sales, 2007-16
Sector structure
Figure 13: Books, news and stationery retailers, Market shares, 2015/16
What we’ve seen
CARPET RETAILERS
Sector introduction
Sector highlights
Figure 14: Carpet retailers’ sales as % all retailers’ sales, 2007-16
Sector structure
Figure 15: Carpet retailers, Market shares, 2015/16
What we’ve seen
CHARITIES
Sector introduction
Sector highlights
What we’ve seen
CLOTHING RETAILERS
Sector introduction
Sector highlights
Figure 16: Clothing retailers’ sales as % all retailers’ sales, 2007-16
Sector structure
Figure 17: Clothing retailers, Market shares, 2015/16
What we’ve seen
COMPUTERS AND TELECOM RETAILERS
Sector introduction
Sector highlights
Figure 18: Computer and telecoms retailers’ sales as % all retailers’ sales, 2007-16
Sector structure
Figure 19: Computer and telecom retailers,  Market shares, 2015/16
What we’ve seen
DIY RETAILERS
Sector introduction
Sector highlights
Figure 20: DIY retailers’ sales as % all retailers’ sales, 2007-16
Sector structure
Figure 21: DIY retailers, Market shares, 2015/16
What we’ve seen
ELECTRICAL GOODS RETAILERS
Sector introduction
Sector highlights
Figure 22: Electrical retailers’ sales as % of all retailers’ sales, 2007-16
Sector structure
Figure 23: Electricals retailers, Market shares, 2015/16
What we’ve seen
FOOD SPECIALISTS (INCL. OFF-LICENCES AND TOBACCONISTS)
Sector introduction
Sector highlights
Figure 24: Food specialists’ sales as % all food retailers’ sales, 2007-16
Sector structure
Figure 25: Food specialists,  Market shares, 2015/16
Figure 26: Drinks retailers:  Market shares, 2015/16
What we’ve seen
FOOTWEAR RETAILERS
Sector introduction
Sector highlights
Figure 27: Footwear retailers’ sales as % all retailers’ sales, 2007-16
Sector structure
Figure 28: Footwear retailers, Market shares, 2015/16
What we’ve seen
FURNITURE AND HOMEWARES RETAILERS
Sector introduction
Sector highlights
Figure 29: Furniture and homewares goods retailers’ sales as % all retailers’ sales, 2007-16
Sector structure
Figure 30: Furniture and homewares goods retailers, Market shares, 2015/16
What we’ve seen
GARDEN RETAILERS
Sector introduction
Sector highlights
Figure 31: Spending on gardens, plants and flowers* as % all retailers’ sales (inc. VAT), 2007-16
Sector structure
Figure 32: Garden goods retailers, Market shares*, 2015/16
What we’ve seen
HEALTH AND BEAUTY RETAILERS
Sector introduction
Sector highlights
Figure 33: Health and beauty retailers’* sales as % all retailers’ sales, 2007-16
Sector structure
Figure 34: Health and beauty retailers, Market shares, 2015/16
What we’ve seen
HOME SHOPPING
Sector introduction
Sector highlights
Figure 35: All online sales as % all retailers’ sales, 2007-17
Figure 36: “Mail Order” sales as % all retailers’ sales, 2007-16
Figure 37: Other non-store retailers’ sales as % all retailers’ sales, 2007-16
Sector structure
Figure 38: Home shopping retailers, Market shares, 2015/16
What we’ve seen
JEWELLERY RETAILERS
Sector introduction
Sector highlights
Figure 39: Spending on jewellery as % all retailers’ sales (inc. VAT), 2007-16
Sector structure
Figure 40: Jewellery retailers, Market shares, 2015/16
What we’ve seen
MISCELLANEOUS SPECIALISTS
Sector introduction
Sector highlights
Figure 41: Miscellaneous specialists’ sales as % of all retailers’ sales, 2007-16
Sector structure
Figure 42: Miscellaneous specialist retailers, Market shares, 2015/16
What we’ve seen
MIXED GOODS RETAILERS
Sector introduction
Sector highlights
Figure 43: Mixed goods retailers’ sales as % all retailers’ sales, 2007-16
Sector structure
Figure 44: Mixed goods retailers, Market shares, 2015/16
Figure 45: Department store retailers, Market shares, 2015/16
What we’ve seen
OPTICIANS
Sector introduction
Sector highlights
Sector structure
Figure 46: Opticians, Market shares, 2015/16
What we’ve seen
RECREATION RETAILERS
Sector introduction
Sector highlights
Figure 47: Spending on toys and sports clothing and equipment as % of all retailers’ sales, 2007-16
Sector structure
Figure 48: Toy shops, Market shares, 2015/16
Figure 49: Sports shops, Market shares, 2015/16
What we’ve seen
SUPERMARKETS – SUPERSTORES AND CONVENIENCE STORES
Sector introduction
Sector highlights
Figure 50: Supermarkets’ sales as % all retailers’ sales, 2007-16
Sector structure
Figure 51: Supermarkets, Market shares, 2015/16
What we’ve seen