In 2023, there were 634 game and software specialists outlets selling video games in the United Kingdom, a 56.5 percent increase from 405 businesses in the same category doing so in 2022. Additionally, 1,329 brick and mortar supermarkets in the UK sold video games.
Number of principal retailers selling video games in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2013 to 2023, by type of retail company
Supermarkets include Asda, Morrisons, Sainsbury’s (including Locals*), Tesco (including Metro and Express*), Co-Ops* Spar* and One-Stop* (*That sell entertainment software titles).
Data is based on stores that sold only entertainment software (not hardware/accessories). Store count reflects actual outlet count based on active shops. Click & Collect - items that are fully purchased online but picked up in-store - these are generally known as online transactions, but there are variances in the way some retailers account for these transactions.
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Entertainment Retailers Association. (March 17, 2024). Number of principal retailers selling video games in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2013 to 2023, by type of retail company [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/537254/video-game-retailers-by-type-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Entertainment Retailers Association. "Number of principal retailers selling video games in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2013 to 2023, by type of retail company." Chart. March 17, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/537254/video-game-retailers-by-type-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
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Number of principal retailers selling video games in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2013 to 2023, by type of retail company [Graph], Entertainment Retailers Association, March 17, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/537254/video-game-retailers-by-type-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
