* Value of sales at current prices, non-seasonally adjusted, measured using the Retail Sales Index (RSI). Index 2019 = 100 (reference period). Retail sales exclude automotive fuel.
Large businesses are defined by the source as "large retailers employing 100 people or more and those with annual turnover of greater than 60 million GBP who employ 10 to 99 people." Small businesses are those employing less than 100 people with a turnover lower than 60 million GBP.
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Large and small retailers: sales value index (exc. fuel) in Great Britain 2008-2023
This statistic shows the trend in the value of retail sales (excluding automotive fuel) in Great Britain from 2008 to 2023 split by large and small retail businesses. Over this period, both large and small retailers experienced a general increase in sales value. As of 2023, value of retail sales of large and small businesses stood at an index level of and , respectively.
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (March 22, 2024). Sales value (exc. fuel) of large and small retail businesses in Great Britain from 2008 to 2023, as index number of sales per week [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 01, 2026, from /statistics/467896/large-and-small-retailers-sales-value-excludng-fuel-index-in-great-britain-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Sales value (exc. fuel) of large and small retail businesses in Great Britain from 2008 to 2023, as index number of sales per week." Chart. March 22, 2024. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 01, 2026. /statistics/467896/large-and-small-retailers-sales-value-excludng-fuel-index-in-great-britain-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2024). Sales value (exc. fuel) of large and small retail businesses in Great Britain from 2008 to 2023, as index number of sales per week. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 01, 2026. /statistics/467896/large-and-small-retailers-sales-value-excludng-fuel-index-in-great-britain-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Sales Value (Exc. Fuel) of Large and Small Retail Businesses in Great Britain from 2008 to 2023, as Index Number of Sales per Week." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 22 Mar 2024, /statistics/467896/large-and-small-retailers-sales-value-excludng-fuel-index-in-great-britain-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Sales value (exc. fuel) of large and small retail businesses in Great Britain from 2008 to 2023, as index number of sales per week ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/467896/large-and-small-retailers-sales-value-excludng-fuel-index-in-great-britain-uk/ (last visited August 01, 2026)
Sales value (exc. fuel) of large and small retail businesses in Great Britain from 2008 to 2023, as index number of sales per week [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), March 22, 2024. [Online]. Available: /statistics/467896/large-and-small-retailers-sales-value-excludng-fuel-index-in-great-britain-uk/
