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Most popular supermarket chains in the United Kingdom (UK) as of Q4 2025

Characteristic	Share of respondents with positive opinion
M&S Food	78%
Tesco	77%
Sainsbury's	75%
Lidl	75%
Aldi	74%
Tesco Express	69%
Iceland	66%
Waitrose	64%
Morrisons	61%
ASDA	60%
The Co-operative Food	58%

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2026

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Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

Q4 2025

Number of respondents

Approx. 1,000

Method of interview

Online survey

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In the United Kingdom, M&S Food, Tesco, and Sainsbury's were the most popular three supermarket chains in Q4 2025. M&S Food topped the ranking with 78 percent of respondents having a positive opinion of the food retailer. Tesco and Sainsbury's came in second and third places and were popular with 77 percent and 75 percent of those polled in this study, respectively.

UK grocery market

The entire UK grocery market was worth almost 232 billion British pounds in 2025, according to estimates. Market leader Tesco operated over 4,300 stores as of May 2025. In comparison, mixed retailer M&S operated close to 1,100 stores in the UK.

Marks & Spencer as a grocery retailer

M&S is a mixed retailer and sometimes not even included in statistics about the UK grocery market. When viewed as a grocery store, the company had a market share of slightly over three percent as of August 2021. Compared to other grocery and food retailers, M&S is only a minor player on the market. Since the first of September 2020, M&S grocery products can be ordered via the online grocery store Ocado.