In 2021, e-commerce accounted for a considerable amount of chain retail sales in the United Kingdom (UK), with sales estimated to exceed *** billion British pounds. Hyper stores were another important channel of chain retail sales in the UK, and generated sales of about **** billion British pounds. When compared to five years earlier, chain retail sales across all distribution channels but hyper stores and health & pharma have increased. Forecasts suggest that chain retail sales in the UK will increase across all distribution channels by 2026, with a substantial growth in e-commerce sales.
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Edge by Ascential. (March 1, 2022). Estimated total chain retail sales in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016 and 2021, with a forecast for 2026 (in billion GBP), by distribution channel [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 27, 2026, from /statistics/1303468/total-chain-retail-sales-by-distribution-channel-uk/
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