As of November 2024, 27 retailers in the United Kingdom went into administration, 34 less than a year prior. Among the medium and large retailers included in the list, there were The Body Shop, Homebase, and Ted Baker.
Number of medium and large retail companies failing in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2007 to 2024
Retailers are included based on those who went into receivership or administration at the time of research during the 12 month periods between 2007 and 2021 and on the source's (Centre of Retail Research) understanding of their business affairs. Of these companies, some may have since recovered in some form and the business, or its name, may therefore still exist.
The figures do not include takeovers unless they were deemed as equivalent to business failure. Date of access is used for date of release.
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Centre for Retail Research. (January 29, 2025). Number of medium and large retail companies failing in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2007 to 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 17, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/287775/number-of-retail-companies-gone-into-administration-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Centre for Retail Research. "Number of medium and large retail companies failing in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2007 to 2024." Chart. January 29, 2025. Statista. Accessed May 17, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/287775/number-of-retail-companies-gone-into-administration-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Centre for Retail Research. (2025). Number of medium and large retail companies failing in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2007 to 2024. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 17, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/287775/number-of-retail-companies-gone-into-administration-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Centre for Retail Research. "Number of Medium and Large Retail Companies failing in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2007 to 2024." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Jan 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/287775/number-of-retail-companies-gone-into-administration-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Centre for Retail Research, Number of medium and large retail companies failing in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2007 to 2024 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/287775/number-of-retail-companies-gone-into-administration-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited May 17, 2025)
Number of medium and large retail companies failing in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2007 to 2024 [Graph], Centre for Retail Research, January 29, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/287775/number-of-retail-companies-gone-into-administration-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
