The UK Town Centres Market 2023-2028 report offers comprehensive insight and analysis of UK Town Centres (including forecasts up to 2028), the key retailers, and consumer attitudes. It provides in-depth analysis of the following: the market size and forecasts, sector performance and forecasts, retailer usage across different sectors, and consumer data. The report focuses on seven key sectors: clothing & footwear, electricals, furniture & floorcoverings, health & beauty, homewares, DIY & gardening and other. Consumer data is based on our 2024 UK How Britain Shops survey, using a panel of 9,000 nationally representative consumers.
The UK town centres market experienced significant growth in 2023, with a 5.9% increase to reach £119,860m. Inflation in the UK food & grocery sector propelled this performance, accounting for 41.0% of the town centre market this year. We forecast the town centres market will grow slower to 2028, with a projected five-year CAGR of 1.4% compared to 2.4% for town centres.
Scope
- The food & grocery sector within town centres is expected to grow at a CAGR of 1.9% between 2023 and 2028.
- 58% of town centre shoppers cited town centres being easy to travel to as an essential driver influencing their decision to visit.
- The utilisation of services, including leisure facilities and food services, has witnessed a notable increase in recent years and is projected to continue growing.
Reasons to Buy
- Identify the key retailers used by consumers to purchase products across various sectors.
- Understand the key drivers behind consumers visiting town centres, and the services used in this location.
- Use our in-depth analysis of the challenges faced by the town centres market, and what existing retailers must to do keep consumers visiting this location.
- View our forecasts for town centres up to 2028, including which sectors are expected to prosper in the next five years.
Table of Contents
- Executive Summary
- Key Trend: Changes in consumer shopping behaviour lead to growing convenience store popularity
- Key Trend: Labour’s reforms geared towards town centre revival
- Key Trend: Changing consumer habits force retailers & services to adapt quickly to capture demand
- Strategies for Success in the UK Town Centres Market
- UK TOWN CENTRES MARKET 2023-2028
- UK Town Centres Market, five year growth 2018 - 2028
- UK Town Centres Market Size, 2018-2028
- UK Town Centres Channel Size, 2018-2028
- UK Town Centres Channel Size as a proportion of Total Retail, 2018, 2023 & 2028
- UK Town Centres Channel Size as a proportion of Offline Retail, 2018, 2023 & 2028
- SECTOR PERFORMANCE AND FORECASTS 2023-2028
- Key Category Trends
- UK Town Centres: Sector summary
- UK Town Centres Market by Sector %, 2018-2028
- UK Town Centres Market Sector: Value and Forecast, 2023 & 2028
- UK Town Centres Non-Food Growth vs Total Non-Food Retail Growth, 2018-2028
- UK Town Centres Non-Food Growth vs Offline Non-Food Retail Growth, 2018-2028
- UK Town Centres Non-Food Share of Total Non-Food Retail, 2018, 2023 & 2028
- UK Town Centres Non-Food Share of Offline Non-Food Retail, 2018, 2023 & 2028
- UK Town Centres Share of Overall Sector Sales, 2018, 2023 & 2028
- COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
- Top 10 Retailers Purchased from in Town Centres, 2024
- Top 5 Retailers Purchased from in Town Centres, 2024
- CONSUMERS
- Key Consumer Trends
- UK Town Centres Visitor Penetration, 2023 & 2024
- UK Town Centres Visitor Profile, 2023 & 2024
- UK Town Centres Shopper Penetration, 2023 & 2024
- UK Town Centres Shopper Profile, 2023 & 2024
- Sectors browsed & shopped in UK Town Centres, 2023 & 2024
- UK Town Centres Visitor Frequency, 2024
- UK Town Centres Visit Drivers, 2024
- UK Town Centres Preference Drivers, 2024
- Services Used at Key Locations, 2024
- UK Town Centres Services Usage, 2024
- Travel Time to Key Locations, 2022-2024
- Travel Time to Town Centres, 2022-2024
- Method of Travel to Key Locations, 2022-2024
- Method of Travel to Town Centres, 2022-2024
- Time Spent Retail Shopping, 2024
- Time Spent Retail Shopping in a Town Centre, 2022-2024
- Sectors Purchased at a Town Centre on The Last Visit, 2023 & 2024
- METHODOLOGY, DEFINITIONS AND CONTACTS
- UK Town Centres Market Sector Value and Forecast, 2023 & 2028
- UK Town Centres Share of Overall Sector Sales, 2023 & 2028
- UK Town Centres Preference Drivers %, 2024
- UK Town Centres Services Usage %, 2024
- Why convenience store shoppers visited this format in the last month
- Top five sectors that consumers have brought from convenience stores in the last 12 months
- UK consumers that have bought alcohol in the last 12 months, by generation
- UK Town Centres Market GBPm, 2018, 2023, 2028e & CAGR %
- UK Town Centres Market Value GBPm, 2018-2028
- UK Town Centres Market Annual Growth %, 2018-2028
- UK Town Centres Growth vs Total Retail Growth, 2018-2028
- UK Town Centres Growth vs Offline Retail Growth, 2018-2028
- UK Town Centres Share of Total Retail %, 2018, 2023 & 2028
- UK Town Centres Share of Offline Retail %, 2018, 2023 & 2028
- UK Town Centres Sector Growth %, 2023-2028
- UK Town Centres Market by Sector %, 2018, 2023 & 2028
- UK Town Centres Non-Food Growth vs Total Non-Food Retail Growth, 2018-2028
- UK Town Centres Non-Food Growth vs Offline Non-Food Retail Growth, 2018-2028
- UK Town Centres Non-Food Share of Total Non-Food Retail %, 2018, 2023 & 2028
- UK Town Centres Non-Food Share of Offline Non-Food Retail %, 2018, 2023 & 2028
- Top 10 Most Purchased from Clothing Retailers in Town Centres %, 2024
- Top 10 Most Purchased from Electricals Retailers in Town Centres %, 2024
- Top 10 Most Purchased from Fashion Accessories Retailers in Town Centres %, 2024
- Top 10 Most Purchased from Food & Grocery Retailers in Town Centres %, 2024
- Top 10 Most Purchased from Footwear Retailers in Town Centres %, 2024
- Top 5 Most Purchased from Greeting Cards Retailers in Town Centres %, 2024
- Top 10 Most Purchased from Health & Beauty Retailers in Town Centres %, 2024
- Top 10 Most Purchased from Homewares Retailers in Town Centres %, 2024
- Top 10 Most Purchased from Jewellery Retailers in Town Centres %, 2024
- Top 10 Most Purchased from Pets Retailers in Town Centres %, 2024
- Top 10 Most Purchased from Sporting Equipment Retailers in Town Centres %, 2024
- Top 10 Most Purchased from Stationery Retailers in Town Centres %, 2024
- Top 10 Most Purchased from Toys & Games Retailers in Town Centres %, 2024
- Top 5 Most Purchased from Books Retailers in Town Centres %, 2024
- Top 5 Most Purchased from DIY Retailers in Town Centres %, 2024
- Top 5 Most Purchased from Entertainment Retailers in Town Centres %, 2024
- Top 5 Most Purchased from Furniture & Floorcoverings Retailers in Town Centres %, 2024
- Top 5 Most Purchased from Gardening Retailers in Town Centres %, 2024
- UK Town Centres Visitor Penetration %, 2023 & 2024
- UK Town Centres Visitor Profile %, 2023 & 2024
- UK Town Centres Shopper Penetration %, 2023 & 2024
- UK Town Centres Shopper Profile %, 2023 & 2024
- Sectors visited in UK Town Centres %, 2023 & 2024
- Sectors shopped in UK Town Centres %, 2023 & 2024
- UK Town Centres Visitor Frequency %, by demographic, 2024
- UK Town Centres Visit Drivers %, 2024
- UK Town Centres Preference Drivers %, by demographic, 2024
- Services Used at Key Locations %, by location, 2024
- UK Town Centres Services Usage %, by demographic, 2024
- Travel Time to Key Locations %, by location, 2024
- Travel Time to Town Centres %, 2022-2024
- Method of Travel to Key Locations %, by location, 2024
- Method of Travel to Town Centres %, 2022-2024
- Time Spent Retail Shopping %, by location, 2024
- Time Spent Retail Shopping in a Town Centre %, 2022-2024
- Sector purchased at a town centre on last visit %, 2023 & 2024
Companies Mentioned (Partial List)
A selection of companies mentioned in this report includes, but is not limited to:
- Aldi
- Apple
- Argos
- ASDA
- B&M
- Boots
- Card Factory
- Clintons
- Currys
- Decathlon
- Dunelm
- EE
- Go Outdoors
- H&M
- H. Samuel
- Halfords
- Home Bargains
- Iceland
- JD Sports
- John Lewis & Partners
- Lidl
- Marks & Spencer
- Morrisons
- New Look
- Next
- Nike
- O2
- Pandora
- Pets at Home
- Poundland
- Primark
- Sainsbury's
- Savers
- Selfridges
- Sports Direct
- Superdrug
- Swarovski
- Taco Bell
- Tesco
- The Entertainer
- The Range
- The Works
- Tiffany & Co.
- TK Maxx
- Warren James
- Wendy's
- WH Smith
- Wingstop
- Zara
