UK Sports Retail: number of sports retail stores in the United Kingdom (UK) 2012-2023

Published by Statista Research Department, Sep 25, 2024

In the fiscal year ended April 2023, Frasers Group’s UK Sports Retail division operated just over 810 stores across the United Kingdom. This total includes specific branded stores, such as Sports Direct and GAME UK.

England and other locations

Although the company’s UK Sports Retail store portfolio includes stores from all over the United Kingdom, roughly half of them are based in England alone: in the financial year of 2023, Frasers’ UK Sports Retail accounted for over 380 England-based outlets. In contrast, only about 40 of the division’s stores were located in Scotland. Frasers Group plc also has a division called “International Retail”, which accounted for a total of approximately 600 locations that same fiscal year.

Sales figures of Frasers Group

Frasers Group, which is based in Shirebrook, United Kingdom, made roughly five and a half billion British pounds in revenue in fiscal 2023. This was a considerable increase compared to the previous financial year. Overall, Frasers Group generates more than half of its revenue through its UK Sports Retail division, making it the company’s most lucrative retail segment.

Number of sports retail stores operated by Frasers Group's UK Sports Retail division in the United Kingdom (UK) from fiscal year 2012 to 2023

Characteristic	Number of stores
2023	812
2022	808
2021	806
2020	769
2019	541
2018	494
2017	452
2016	500
2015	440
2014	417
2013	396
2012	395

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Release date

August 2023

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Region

Europe, United Kingdom

Survey time period

Fiscal year of 2012 to 2023*

Supplementary notes

* Number of stores as of year end. Fiscal years end on the last Sunday in April of the respective year.
Figures for years prior to 2022 were provided in previous annual reports by the source.

The source adds the following information: "Table excludes the Group’s standalone Gyms. The GAME UK store numbers include 176 concessions operating within Sports Direct fascia stores (FY22: 125) and does not include BELONG arenas. The Evans Cycles store numbers include 2 concessions operating within House of Fraser fascia stores (FY22: 2)."

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