Top 5 supermarkets in the United Kingdom in 2024

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What are the largest supermarkets in the United Kingdom in 2024?

Tesco, Sainsbury's and ALDI are the largest supermarkets in the United Kingdom in 2024 based on the number of locations. Tesco has the most number of locations with 2,918 locations across 5 countries. Sainsbury's has 1,439 and ALDI has 1,029 locations in the UK. These three together make 70.82% of the largest 10 supermarkets in the UK.

Rank	Brand		Number of Locations	States Present In	Cities Present In	Download Dataset
#1		Tesco	2,918	5	1,005	Download
#2		Sainsbury's	1,439	4	555	Download
#3		ALDI	1,029	3	768	Download
#4		McColl's Retail Group	966	3	495	Download
#5		Waitrose & Partners	360	4	276	Download

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Tesco

There are 2,958 Tesco stores in the United Kingdom as of September 16, 2025. The country with the most number of Tesco locations in the UK is England, with 2,540 stores, which is about 86% of all Tesco stores in the UK.

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Sainsbury's

There are 1,475 Sainsbury's stores in the United Kingdom as of September 26, 2025. The country with the most number of Sainsbury's locations in the UK is England, with 1,330 stores, which is about 90% of all Sainsbury's stores in the UK.

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ALDI

There are 1,052 ALDI stores in the United Kingdom as of October 01, 2025. The country with the most number of ALDI locations in the UK is England, with 879 stores, which is about 84% of all ALDI stores in the UK.

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McColl's Retail Group

There are 966 McColl's Retail Group stores in the United Kingdom as of July 19, 2024. The country with the most number of McColl's Retail Group locations in the UK is England, with 794 stores, which is about 82% of all McColl's Retail Group stores in the UK.

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Waitrose & Partners

There are 422 Waitrose & Partners stores in the United Kingdom as of September 17, 2025. The country with the most number of Waitrose & Partners locations in the UK is England, with 401 stores, which is about 95% of all Waitrose & Partners stores in the UK.

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Note: To ensure accurate industry categorization, we utilize NAICS codes, which classify businesses by their main economic activity. As a result, companies may appear in different industry location reports based on their primary NAICS classification. For instance, Walmart is classified as a department store under NAICS.