Where fashion apparel - general is growing in the UK
5,986 fashion apparel - general outlets across 55 brands are in the h3hex Data Store in the November 2026 release. In the local-area tables Westminster has the most, with 121, or 5.8 per 10,000 residents; the top 25 local areas together hold 1,449 (24% of outlets with a mapped local area). The largest like-for-like net gain since the previous release is in Westminster (+4).
Outlet and brand counts are the Data Store's: every brand on sale, with every outlet in its file. The local-area and growth tables count the trading outlets in h3hex's master dataset that map to a local area, so their totals can be lower.
Which local areas have the most fashion apparel - general outlets?
| # | Local area | Outlets | Brands present | Per 10,000 residents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Westminster | 121 | 45: Accessorize, Reiss, Zara, Burberry, Uniqlo | 5.8 |
| 2 | Glasgow City | 96 | 38: schuh, George at Asda, JD Sports, Next, River Island | - |
| 3 | Birmingham | 85 | 37: JD Sports, Shoe Zone, Clarks, George at Asda, Sports Direct | 0.7 |
| 4 | Leeds | 82 | 37: George at Asda, JD Sports, Sports Direct, Next, TK Maxx | 1.0 |
| 5 | City of Edinburgh | 71 | 38: Accessorize, JD Sports, H&M, TK Maxx, Clarks | - |
| 6 | Sheffield | 63 | 35: Next, JD Sports, TK Maxx, George at Asda, Sports Direct | 1.1 |
| 7 | Manchester | 61 | 39: George at Asda, Accessorize, JD Sports, Sports Direct, Burberry | 1.0 |
| 8 | Liverpool | 60 | 34: Next, George at Asda, JD Sports, Footasylum, H&M | 1.2 |
| 9 | Cheshire West and Chester | 59 | 37: George at Asda, Next, Sports Direct, Clarks, Accessorize | 1.6 |
| 10 | Hammersmith and Fulham | 54 | 39: Accessorize, H&M, Clarks, Gap, JD Sports | 2.9 |
| 11 | Trafford | 54 | 37: Accessorize, AllSaints, Next, Reiss, Burberry | 2.2 |
| 12 | Belfast | 53 | 31: JD Sports, Next, Accessorize, George at Asda, H&M | - |
| 13 | Newham | 50 | 35: JD Sports, Shoe Zone, Sports Direct, Accessorize, Dune London | 1.3 |
| 14 | Cardiff | 49 | 36: George at Asda, Sports Direct, AllSaints, JD Sports, Matalan | 1.3 |
| 15 | Cornwall | 49 | 20: Fat Face, Clarks, George at Asda, White Stuff, Cotton Traders | 0.8 |
| 16 | ONS area E06000066 | 49 | 22: George at Asda, Pavers Shoes, Sports Direct, Fat Face, Clarks | 0.8 |
| 17 | Kensington and Chelsea | 47 | 26: Burberry, Ralph Lauren, Reiss, lululemon, Office | 3.3 |
| 18 | Dartford | 45 | 39: AllSaints, George at Asda, JD Sports, Next, Reiss | 3.6 |
| 19 | York | 45 | 33: Clarks, Next, Accessorize, JD Sports, Levi's | 2.2 |
| 20 | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | 44 | 20: Sports Direct, Next, TK Maxx, Clarks, George at Asda | 1.1 |
| 21 | Newcastle upon Tyne | 44 | 32: Accessorize, JD Sports, Reiss, TK Maxx, AllSaints | 1.4 |
| 22 | ONS area E06000065 | 43 | 16: Next, Sports Direct, Fat Face, Clarks, Cotswold Outdoor | 0.7 |
| 23 | Wandsworth | 43 | 27: TK Maxx, Accessorize, Clarks, Office, George at Asda | 1.3 |
| 24 | Milton Keynes | 42 | 31: Next, Dune London, H&M, JD Sports, Primark | 1.4 |
| 25 | Hillingdon | 40 | 21: Accessorize, JD Sports, Burberry, Next, TK Maxx | 1.2 |
Local areas are local authority districts. Brands present shows how many brands have an outlet there and the five with the most.
Which local areas added the most fashion apparel - general outlets?
| # | Local area | Net change | Previous release | This release | All outlets now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Westminster | +4 | 84 | 88 | 121 |
| 2 | Dorset | +4 | 28 | 32 | 32 |
| 3 | Manchester | +3 | 46 | 49 | 61 |
| 4 | Liverpool | +3 | 51 | 54 | 60 |
| 5 | ONS area E06000065 | +3 | 40 | 43 | 43 |
| 6 | County Durham | +3 | 29 | 32 | 34 |
| 7 | Leicester | +3 | 24 | 27 | 31 |
| 8 | Wakefield | +3 | 24 | 27 | 30 |
| 9 | North Lanarkshire | +3 | 17 | 20 | 20 |
| 10 | Glasgow City | +2 | 80 | 82 | 96 |
| 11 | Cheshire West and Chester | +2 | 48 | 50 | 59 |
| 12 | Trafford | +2 | 44 | 46 | 54 |
| 13 | Newham | +2 | 42 | 44 | 50 |
| 14 | ONS area E06000066 | +2 | 43 | 45 | 49 |
| 15 | Cardiff | +2 | 40 | 42 | 49 |
Net change in outlets for brands present in both releases, for local areas with at least 5 outlets in the sector. 12 brands in this sector first appear in this release and are left out of the growth table, so that adding a brand to the data is never counted as an area growing.
How these figures are made
Counts are h3hex's own store-by-store record of each brand's published UK locations for the brands listed in the Fashion Apparel - General sector of the h3hex data store, November 2026 release (scrape window 30 Oct - 3 Nov 2026), page built 2026-11-12. Closed, pre-opening and head-office records are left out. 18 outlets with no mappable postcode are counted in the totals but not in the local-area tables. 4 districts created in 2023 are shown by their ONS code because the postcode lookup used here carries no name for them. Net change compares this release with the 29 October 2026 edition of the same dataset and reflects openings and closures as well as improved coverage of each brand's own locator. Resident population is Census 2021 usual-resident population by output area, summed to local authority district through the ONS postcode-to-output-area lookup (May 2024). The population table does not join to the lookup for districts in Northern Ireland and Scotland, so outlets per 10,000 residents is shown as - for them.
Use the data
Prospect site reports assess a single address against these brands, and the data store sells the fashion apparel - general store lists brand by brand or as a sector bundle.
Fashion Apparel - General by sector
- Mid-market fashion1,414 outlets · 14 brands
- Footwear retailing1,401 outlets · 12 brands
- Sports goods retailing564 outlets · 3 brands
- Off-price431 outlets · 2 brands
- Athleisure404 outlets · 2 brands
- Fast fashion355 outlets · 6 brands
- Accessories retailer203 outlets · 2 brands
How many fashion apparel - general outlets are there in the UK?
h3hex tracks 5,986 branded fashion apparel - general outlets from 55 brands in the UK as at the November 2026 release. In the local-area tables, Westminster has the most, with 121.
Which fashion apparel - general brands are growing?
Between the previous release and the November 2026 release, the brands adding the most outlets were Crew Clothing (+4), JD Sports (+4) and French Connection (+3).
Which fashion apparel - general brands have the most UK outlets?
Sports Direct (472), George at Asda (462) and Next (449), as at the November 2026 release.