Retail Franchises

Retail Franchises

The retail industry is the UK's largest employer. With almost 3 million employees and with this trend set to grow, this has led to rapid growth in retail franchises.

Us Brits love our retail therapy, and almost a third of our spending is through retail and e-commerce businesses. More growth is expected from e-commerce and mobile spending. This is reflected by many leading online retailers gearing up with more warehouses & resources.

The retail franchising sector covers many areas, including food retail & non-food retail. There is a diverse range of retail franchise opportunities available, including food retail ( human & pet ), store front retail, e-commerce, home improvement , tool franchises, stationery franchises, fashion franchises. Many would have also noticed the growth for vaping & e-cigarette businesses over the last few years.

What types of retail franchises are available?

The good thing about investing in retail franchise businesses is that there are many different options in the retail industry. Another perk of investing in a retail franchise for sale is choosing a way of working that would fit your needs best. For example, you can choose between low-cost retail franchises and even van-based retail franchises. It's all a matter of which one you think would suit you best and what you are looking for.

Statistics around the UK retail industry

If you have had a browse through the wide range of different franchise opportunities we offer in the retail industry. But if you are still not convinced on whether buying a retail franchise would be right for you, don't worry since we will also list some statistics around the whole retail sector in the UK to give you an idea of the retail industry's market size.

• According to RetailEconomics, the UK made a total of £394 billion in 2019. This was the value of total retail sales.
• Also, retail provides many job opportunities in the UK. According to RetailEconomics, the retail sector provides a staggering 2.9 million jobs.
• Also, online sales contribute to a massive part of this total amount collected in 2019 since 19% of all retail sales in 2019 were online orders, according to RetailEconomics.
• Retail is expanding hugely as well since also according to RetailEconomics. There were over 306,000 total retail outlets in the UK.

As consumers continue to increase their retail spending, both in-store and online, the retail sector provides a robust business investment opportunity. We have a wide selection of retail franchises for sale available, browse & find your ideal franchise.