This statistic shows the trend in the volume of retail sales (quantity bought) split by large and small retail businesses in Great Britain from 2010 to 2022. Between 2010 and 2022 the volume of sales per week decreased for both large and small retailers, reaching indexed values of 99.4 and 102.3, respectively.
Sales volume of large and small retail businesses in Great Britain from 2010 to 2022, as index number of sales per week
* Non-Seasonally adjusted, chained volume of sales, measured using the Retail Sales Index (RSI). Index 2019 = 100 (reference period). Retail sales include automotive fuel.
Large businesses are defined by the source as "large retailers employing 100 people or more and those with annual turnover of greater than 60 million GBP who employ 10 to 99 people." Small businesses are those employing less than 100 people with a turnover lower than 60 million GBP.
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (August 18, 2023). Sales volume of large and small retail businesses in Great Britain from 2010 to 2022, as index number of sales per week [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 06, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/464153/large-and-small-retailers-sales-volume-index-in-great-britain-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Sales volume of large and small retail businesses in Great Britain from 2010 to 2022, as index number of sales per week." Chart. August 18, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/464153/large-and-small-retailers-sales-volume-index-in-great-britain-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2023). Sales volume of large and small retail businesses in Great Britain from 2010 to 2022, as index number of sales per week. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/464153/large-and-small-retailers-sales-volume-index-in-great-britain-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Sales Volume of Large and Small Retail Businesses in Great Britain from 2010 to 2022, as Index Number of Sales per Week." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Aug 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/464153/large-and-small-retailers-sales-volume-index-in-great-britain-uk/
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