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