UK Retail Sector Forecasts
Retail Economics publishes ‘Forecast & Market Intelligence’ reports for 2024-2028 retail forecasts. These cover seven essential retail sectors, are updated quarterly and are only available to our members.
Retail sector forecasts: Food & Grocery, Clothing & Footwear, Homewares, Furniture & Flooring, DIY & Gardening, Electricals and Health & Beauty.
As a member, you’ll instantly assess important trends within the UK retail sector as they develop — ensuring you’re kept abreast of underlying factors affecting UK retail businesses.
Our Forecast & Market Intelligence Reports are published quarterly as part of our Sector Reports.

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UK Food & Grocery
March 2025
- Food & Grocery market size: fresh, frozen, ambient etc.
- Food & Grocery market forecasts 2024-2028
- Food & Grocery market share — top 10 Food retailers: Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Asda...

UK Clothing & Footwear
March 2025
- Clothing & Footwear market size: womenswear, menswear, accessories etc.
- Clothing & Footwear market forecasts 2024-2028
- Clothing & Footwear market share — top 10 clothing retailers: M&S, Next, Primark...

UK Homewares
March 2025
- Homewares market size: household textiles, kitchenware, lighting
- Homewares market forecasts 2024-2028
- Homewares market share — top 10 homewares retailers: Dunelm, John Lewis, Ikea...

UK Furniture & Flooring
March 2025
- Furniture & Flooring market size: living room furniture, bedroom furniture, flooring, etc.
- Furniture & Flooring market forecasts 2024-2028
- Furniture & Flooring market share — top 10 furniture retailers: IKEA, DFS, Argos...

UK DIY & Gardening
March 2025
- DIY & Gardening market size: gardening, power tools, DIY, etc.
- DIY & Gardening market forecasts 2024-2028
- DIY & Gardening market share—top 10 DIY retailers: B&Q, Wickes, Homebase...

UK Electricals
March 2025
- Electricals market size: audio and visual, large household appliances, computers, etc.
- Electricals market forecasts 2024-2028
- Electricals market share – top 10 electricals retailers: Dixons Carphone, Argos, Amazon...

UK Health & Beauty
March 2025
- Health & Beauty market size: cosmetics, toiletries, fragrances, etc.
- Health & Beauty market forecast 2024-2028
- Health & Beauty market share — top 10 retailers: Alliance Boots, Tesco, Superdrug...