Retail Week Knowledge Bank has compiled a ranking of the UK’s top 50 retailers by sales during the 2012/13 financial year.

For the UK’s top 50 retailers by sales during the 2013/1 financial year, go here.

Methodology: This ranking excludes buying groups, franchised formats and opticians. Retailers that fell into administration during the year are also not included. Sales are UK retail sales ex-VAT for 2012/13, unless otherwise stated.

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RankRetailer2012/13 UK retail sales (£m)Notes
1Tesco£43,579 
2Sainsbury’s £23,303 
3ASDA£22,814Year to December 2012.
4Morrisons£18,116 
5Marks & Spencer£8,951 
6John Lewis Partnership£8,466 
7Cooperative Group£8,289 
8Alliance Boots£6,547UK retail sales (opticians and chemists). 
9Home Retail Group£5,362Sales exclude financial services activities.
10Kingfisher£4,316Includes Republic of Ireland.
11Dixons Retail£4,015Sales are underlying. Includes Republic of Ireland. 
12Amazon£3,600RWKB estimate of sales of Amazon.co.uk site. Year to December 2012.
13Next£3,369Sales are Next Retail (UK and Ireland), Next Directory (excluding overseas sales) and Lipsy Retail.
14Aldi£3,250RWKB estimate. Year to December 2012. 
15Lidl£2,975RWKB estimate. Year to December 2012.
16Iceland£2,605 
17Primark£2,550RWKB estimate. 
18Arcadia Group£2,325RWKB estimate. Includes BHS. 
19Debenhams£1,896UK net sales, excluding concessions. 
20Lloyds Pharmacy£1,721Year to December 2012.
21Sports Direct International£1,703 
22The Carphone Warehouse£1,671 
23Wilkinson£1,530 
24TK Maxx £1,502 
25Shop Direct Group£1,289 
26IKEA£1,268 
27WH Smith£1,186Includes a small element of international turnover. 
28Matalan£1,125 
29Apple Retail UK£1,100RWKB estimate. 
30New Look Group£1,059 
31TJ Morris£1,058 
32Superdrug£1,021Year to December 2012.
33Wickes£976 
34JD Sports Fashion£954RWKB estimate of UK retail sales.
35B&M Retail£935Year to December 2012.
36Phones 4U£933Year to December 2012.
37McColl’s Retail Group£845Year to November 2012.
38Poundland£843 
39H&M£777Year to November 2012.
40N Brown Group£755Sales excluding international turnover of £30.2m
41Halfords Group£746 
42Harrods£709UK net sales, excluding concessions. 
43River Island£701 
44House of Fraser£696UK net sales, excluding concessions. 
45Ocado Group£679Year to November 2012.
46Dunelm Group£677 
47DFS Furniture Holdings£671 
48Pets at Home£598 
49Farmfoods£569Year to December 2012.
50Edinburgh Woollen Mill Group£567Comprising EWM, Ponden Home and Peacocks.