List of convenience shops in the United Kingdom

This is a list of convenience shops in the United Kingdom.

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

History

In mid-September 2015 Booker Group announced it would acquire Musgrave Retail Partners GB, owner of the Londis and Budgens brands for £40m, adding Londis's 1,630 convenience shops and 167 Budgens franchise outlets to its estate.[1]

In December 2016, McColls Retail Group announced it would acquire 298 former Co-op shops[2]

In August 2017, Sainsbury's announced it had entered exclusive talks to acquire Nisa,[3] however talks were abandoned in August due to concerns over monopoly and competition inquiries.[4] It was then announced that the Co-operative Group has entered talks to acquire Nisa. In November, the Co-op announced that the Nisa board had recommended members accept the Co-op's £140m offer for the company.[5][6]

Current convenience shops of the UK
Shop
name		 Image Founded
/ Came to UK		 Owned
by		 Notes
Bargain Booze Select Convenience 1981 Bestway Chain of franchised convenience shops operated by Britain's biggest off licence chain. Bargain Booze Purchased Central Stores in December 2017.
Best-One 1990 Bestway A Symbol group with 1,113[7] convenience shops located in England & Jersey, CI
Blakemore Retail 1917 Privately owned UK's largest family owned operator of convenience shops; operate as a member of Spar UK. Took on a number of My Local shops after the collapse of the chain.
b&m express B&M Chain of discount shops
Central Convenience Stores Bestway Central is a franchise based convenience shop chain based in the Dorset area.[8]
Co-op Food 1844 Various consumers' co-operatives Co-op Food is a brand used by a federation of UK consumers' co-operatives, together forming a supermarket brand which sources products from the Co-operative Retail Trading Group, and has the largest number of shops for a UK convenience shop multiple
Costcutter 1986 Bibby Line Group Symbol group and convenience shops; operates under the Costcutter, mycostcutter, Mace, Supershop and kwiksave brands
Day-Today Unitas Wholesale Symbol group of independent shops
Family Choice Symbol Group
Family Shopper 2014 Tesco (Booker Group) Discount symbol group set up by Booker to run alongside Premier and offer more discounted lines[9]
Go Local Extra A G Parfetts Cash & Carry Symbol group for independent shops owned by A G Parfetts
GT Retail James Retail Group Chain of convenience shops located in the Midlands and North of England[10]
HKS Retail Ltd 1984[11] Operator Petrol stations and convenience shops across the Midlands
Jones Convenience Stores 1911 Privately owned Chain of 16 convenience shops located in Somerset
Lifestyle Express Unitas Wholesale Symbol group of independent shops, roughly 2000 in number operating
Little Waitrose 2008 Waitrose Small convenience shops selling Waitrose goods; aim to have 300 shops by 2018
Loco 2012 The Co-operative Group (Nisa Group) Symbol group run by Nisa, which had 50 shops nationwide by 2013[12]
Londis 1959 Tesco (Booker Group) Symbol group and convenience shops
Mace Costcutter (Bibby Line Group) Symbol group
Marks and Spencer Simply Food @ BP Connect 2005 Marks & Spencer and BP franchise agreement 120 convenience shops based within BP Connect roadside fuel stations
McColl's McColl's Retail Group Convenience shop chain operating in England & Wales; in Scotland, operate under the RS McColl's brand
Nisa 1977 The Co-operative Group Symbol group; formerly Nisa-Today
One Stop Tesco
Premier Stores 1994 Tesco (Booker Group) Symbol group with over 2400 shops that are independently owned
Proudfoot Supermarkets 1946 Privately owned Chain of supermarkets/convenience stores in the Borough of Scarborough
RS McColl's McColl's Retail Group Convenience shops located in Scotland; England & Wales operate under McColl's name
Sainsbury's Local 1998 Sainsbury's Chain of 600 convenience shops run by Sainsburys
Select & Save Privately owned Chain of 100 symbol group convenience shops supplied by Nisa[13]
Shop'N Drive 2012 Rontec Chain of convenience shops located at roadside fuel stations
Simply Fresh Symbol group of 25 convenience shops, affiliated to Costcutter
Spar (retailer) 1957 Owned by independent retailers Symbol group
Today's Extra 1985 Unitas Wholesale Retailers' cooperative & symbol group of around 400 convenience shops; formerly part of Nisa-Today
Tesco Express Tesco Second smallest shops in Tesco family; 1672 shops nationwide
Whistlestop Select Service Partner Convenience chain primarily focused on rail, coach and airport locations. Select Service Partner also operate Marks & Spencer Simply Food sites at major railway and motorway service stations.

Defunct convenience shops of the UK
Shop
name		 Image Founded
/ Came to UK		 Purchased by Notes
Aberness Bought by Somerfield in 2004[14] Scottish convenience chain
Alldays 1991 Bought by the Co-operative Group[15] Convenience shop group set up in 1991 by Watson & Philip which went into receivership in 2002
All 'Ours Merged with Premier Stores Symbol group within the Moffat company
Bells Stores Bought by Sainsbury's in 2004, branded as Sainsbury's at Bells before being converted to Sainsbury's Local[16] Small chain of 54 convenience shops in the North East England
Botterils Convenience Shops c.1950s Bought by Scotmid in 2010.[17] Small chain of 51 convenience shops in Scotland
Central Shops 2013 Conviviality Retail in 2017
Circle K Bought by Watson & Philip in 1993 for £21m and re-branded Alldays[18] American-owned convenience shops
Cullens 2004 Bought by Tesco from Adminstore Presence in central London, operating since 1876; part of Adminstore group which also owned Europa and Harts
David Sands 1812 Bought by Co-operative Group in 2012[19] Chain of 28 convenience shops located in Scotland
Dawn Til Dusk 1986 Went into receivership in 1999 was an English chain of 90 convenience shops located throughout the North of England
Dillons Symbol group
Europa 2004 Bought by Tesco from Adminstore Presence in central London; part of Adminstore group which also owned Cullens and Harts
Happy Shopper Booker Group Formerly a Symbol group but now a sub brand sold in Premier Stores after the purchase of parent company Nurdin and Peacock
Harts 2004 Bought by Tesco from Adminstore Presence in central London; part of Adminstore group which also owned Cullens and Europa
Healds Day & Nite Bought by Tesco in 2000[20] Chain of 98 convenience shops
Jacksons Stores 1991 Bought by Sainsbury's in 2004, branded as Sainsbury's at Jacksons Stores before being converted to Sainsbury's Local[21] Regional in Yorkshire and North Midlands
Local Plus 2001 Bought by the Co-operative Group[22] Chain of 64 convenience shops created by a management buyout of South West Alldays shops
Melias Bought by Dee Corporation Chain of convenience shops owned by Fine Fare; rebranded or sold after Gateway purchase
Morning, Noon & Night 1991 Bought by Scotmid in 2004[23]
My Local 2011 Went into administration in late June 2016, all shops closed by early July 2016. Chain of convenience shops created by Morrisons initially under M Local name; sold as part of re-organisation and was renamed My Local in September 2015.
7-Eleven Taken over by Budgens[24] Convenience shop chain[25]
Sperrings 1985[26] Became Alldays A chain of convenience stores founded by Bob Sperring[27]
Ugo 2011 Owned by Haldanes Group Chain of 22 convenience shops created by Haldanes after purchasing shops from Netto; went into administration in 2012
VG Shops rebranded either Spar or Alldays
Wavy Line Small chain of small supermarkets and convenience shops located in the South and South East of England

See also

References
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