Market value of grocery retail in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2004 to 2027 (in billion GBP)

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Release date

June 2022

Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

2004 to 2027

Supplementary notes

*Estimate value
Values prior to 2022 have been taken from prior publications of the same source.

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Grocery market value in the United Kingdom (UK) 2004-2027

Published by
T. Ozbun,
Nov 28, 2025

In 2021, the size of the UK grocery market stood at around *** billion British pounds. The market has been steadily growing since 2004 and is estimated to reach over *** billion British pounds by 2027.

Grocery retail channels

It was estimated that in 2027, supermarkets will be the largest sales channel for grocery retail with a value of almost ** billion pounds. Online channels are expected to amount to **** billion pounds.

UK grocery market

The five leading companies on the grocery market are Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Asda, Morrisons, and Aldi. It was only the German discounter Aldi that saw rapid growth and has proven to be a significant disruptive force on the market. On average, households in the UK spent **** British pounds on food and non-alcoholic drinks per week in 2020.

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