United Kingdom POS Software Market Share
2024 Total Retail Sales: £531 Billion ($624B), down 3.7% from 2023
Country Overview
- 2nd Largest EMEA economy £2.7 Trillion ($3.5 Trillion)
- Largest retail market in the region
- 5th Largest EMEA POS Installed Base
- 4.4% unemployment
- £ 7,759 ($9,916 USD) per capita retail sales.
Key Trends
- UK retailing is heavily concentrated, with only a handful of chains dominating most sectors (Curry’s in electronics, Kingfisher’s B&Q in DIY, Boots in drugstores).
- The food market has been polarizing for a while; Superstores and hypermarkets at one end, and convenience stores, such as Sainsbury’s Central and Tesco Express at the other. Most recent data (mid-2024) shows Tesco with 28% of the market, followed by Sainsbury (15%), Asda (13%) and Morrisons (9%). That said, the growth of German interlopers Aldi and Lidl, who together claim about 2,000 stores and about 18% of the market between them, continues.
- Online retailing is the big story here, as an estimated 30% of all retail trade is conducted online. This compares with Germany (27%), France (14%) and the US (16%), and it has had a devastating effect on retailers, especially department stores.
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mPOS Terminal Hardware Market Share – This includes shipments of mPOS terminals including HP, Panasonic, Huawai, Samsung and others. Includes historical shipments, installed base and forecast.