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UK Retail Stats and Facts : Food & Grocery sector

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1 Number of Instagram followers of Tesco Food 515,000
2 How much the Food & Grocery sector is worth in the UK in 2021
3 How much the UK food & grocery market grew in the UK in 2021 (Y-o-Y)
4 How much the online food & grocery market is worth in the UK in 2021
5 Growth of the online Food & Grocery market in the UK in 2021 (Y-o-Y)
6 Proportion of online sales in the UK Food & Grocery sector in 2021
7 Proportion of expected online sales in 2026 within the UK Food & Grocery industry
8 Proportion of overall UK food & grocery sales from fresh & chilled
9 Food & Grocery sales as a proportion of total UK retail sales in 2021
10 Number of VAT-registered supermarket businesses in the UK in 2021 32,715
Source: ONS, Eurostat, Retail Economics

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December 2024

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  • Grocery Market Share - top 10 UK Food retailers
  • Food & Grocery Market Size estimates (£m)
  • Sales Growth by category
  • Total Food Spending by category (£m)
  • Online Grocery Sales (y-o-y)
  • Forecasts for 2021-2025
  • Footfall by channel and region
  • Regional Weather data and more…
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