UK supermarket chains and co-operatives Mid 2016. Data source: Retail Points by Geolytix Ltd.

Total number of stores by band size

Band Size Size ft2,m2 Count █ Convenience store < 3,013 ft2,

< 280 m2 5907 █ Grocery store 3,013 - 15,069 ft2,

280 - 1,400 m2 4962 █ Supermarket 15,069 - 30,138 ft2,

1,400 - 2,800 m2 1129 █ Super / Hypermarket 30,138+ ft2,

2,800+ m2 1437

Number of Stores per 100k People by band and by country

Country █ CS █ GS █ S █ H England 9.34 7.34 1.65 2.15 Northern Ireland 2.05 5.56 1.46 2.11 Scotland 10.35 10.57 2.51 2.62 Wales 6.36 8.68 2.1 2.52 UK 9.07 7.62 1.73 2.21 Some independent stores aren't included. Guernsey, Isle of Man, Jersey were included into England stats. People headcount is based on ONS population estimates for mid-2015. Total population for UK was 65,110,000, England:54,786,300, Northern Ireland:1,851,600, Scotland:5,373,000, Wales:3,099,100.

Interactive map of stores by brand and size

Grocery market share Data source: Kantar worldpanel Co-Op = The Co-operative Group + Other Co-operatives

Number of stores by brand and size

Brand █ CS █ GS █ S █ H Co-Op 2023 733 33 1 Tesco 1720 203 272 439 Sainsbury's 751 121 174 338 Other Co-Op 884 220 19 4 Marks & Spencer 377 482 73 7 Iceland 22 769 - - Lidl - 677 7 - Aldi - 639 15 - Asda 19 158 112 335 Morrisons 1 40 213 241 Waitrose 25 145 198 15 Farmfoods - 332 - - Heron - 206 - - Budgens 77 128 1 - Fultons - 86 - - Makro - - - 30 Booths 1 20 8 - Costco - - - 26 Whole Foods Market 1 3 4 1 As Nature Intended 6 - - - Co-Op = The Co-operative Group. Other Co-Op includes the following independent co-operative societies: Allendale Co-operative Society, Central England Co-operative, Channel Islands Co-operative Society, Chelmsford Star Co-operative Society, Clydesbank Co-operative, Coniston Co-operative Society, East of England Co-operative, Grosmont Co-operative Society, Heart of England Co-operative, Langdale Co-operative Society, Lincolnshire Co-operative, Midcounties Co-operative, Scottish Midland Co-operative, Seaton Valley Co-operative Society, Tamworth Co-operative Society, The Penrith Co-operative, The Radstock Co-operative Society, The Southern Co-operative, The Southern Co-operative Society, Wooldale Co-operative Society.

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