* Prospect Estimate
** Reported retail value of international sales
*** Figures for 2015/2016
**** Figures for 2015/2016; gross transaction value of sales generated through Farfetch website
This statistic represents UK retailers who have a head office or one of their holding company based in the UK.
Retailers are ranked by international retail sales generated during the 2016/17 financial year, excluding wholesale where possible.
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Leading UK retailers ranked by international sales 2016/17
This statistic displays the leading retailers in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016/2017, based on international sales value. The supermarket retailer, Tesco, ranks first as the leading international retailer in the UK, generating international sales of approximately **** billion in the 2016/17 financial year.
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