Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating: UK companies
37,273 live UK companies list retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating as their main trade, or 0.7% of the register. It ranks 24th among the 60 trades we cover. 6,046 of those companies were formed in 2025, against 1,011 still live from 2015. 4,100 (11.0%) have a proposal to strike off on file, above the UK figure of 7.3%.
Where they're registered
Where this trade is unusually common
The town's share of this trade, compared with its share of all UK companies.
By year formed
Only companies still live are counted, so older years look smaller. 2026 stops on 1 November 2026.
20122026
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| Year | Live companies |
|---|---|
| 2012 | 576 |
| 2013 | 781 |
| 2014 | 860 |
| 2015 | 1,011 |
| 2016 | 1,122 |
| 2017 | 1,304 |
| 2018 | 1,755 |
| 2019 | 2,170 |
| 2020 | 1,873 |
| 2021 | 1,919 |
| 2022 | 2,163 |
| 2023 | 2,940 |
| 2024 | 3,830 |
| 2025 | 6,046 |
| 2026 | 6,098 |
Oldest active companies in this trade
- Henderson RetailFormed 1881
- E.h.booth & Co.Formed 1896
- C.t. BakerFormed 1900
- Lewis & CooperFormed 1903
- LevaillantsFormed 1908
Related by size
- Other building completion and finishing
- Construction of commercial buildings
- Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles
- Non-specialised wholesale trade
- Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets
- Public houses and bars
Trade means the first Standard Industrial Classification code (SIC 47110) a company declares. Companies choose their own codes. Figures come from Companies House on 1 November 2026.