Where fast fashion is growing in the UK
355 fast fashion outlets across 6 brands are in the h3hex Data Store in the November 2026 release. In the local-area tables Westminster has the most, with 19, or 0.9 per 10,000 residents; the top 25 local areas together hold 176 (50% of outlets with a mapped local area). The largest like-for-like net gain since the previous release is in Barnet (+1).
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 fast fashion outlets?
| # | Local area | Outlets | Brands present | Per 10,000 residents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Westminster | 19 | 6: Zara, H&M, Mango, Bershka, Pull&Bear | 0.9 |
| 2 | Glasgow City | 14 | 6: H&M, Mango, Zara, Bershka, Pull&Bear | - |
| 3 | City of Edinburgh | 10 | 6: H&M, Mango, Bershka, Pull&Bear, Stradivarius | - |
| 4 | Hammersmith and Fulham | 10 | 6: H&M, Mango, Bershka, Pull&Bear, Stradivarius | 0.5 |
| 5 | Belfast | 8 | 6: H&M, Bershka, Mango, Pull&Bear, Stradivarius | - |
| 6 | Birmingham | 8 | 5: H&M, Mango, Bershka, Pull&Bear, Zara | 0.1 |
| 7 | Kensington and Chelsea | 7 | 3: Zara, H&M, Mango | 0.5 |
| 8 | Leeds | 7 | 3: H&M, Mango, Zara | 0.1 |
| 9 | Liverpool | 7 | 5: H&M, Bershka, Pull&Bear, Stradivarius, Zara | 0.1 |
| 10 | Newham | 7 | 6: H&M, Bershka, Mango, Pull&Bear, Stradivarius | 0.2 |
| 11 | Sheffield | 7 | 6: H&M, Bershka, Mango, Pull&Bear, Stradivarius | 0.1 |
| 12 | Trafford | 7 | 6: H&M, Bershka, Mango, Pull&Bear, Stradivarius | 0.3 |
| 13 | Brighton and Hove | 6 | 5: H&M, Bershka, Mango, Pull&Bear, Zara | 0.2 |
| 14 | Cardiff | 6 | 6: Bershka, H&M, Mango, Pull&Bear, Stradivarius | 0.2 |
| 15 | Dartford | 6 | 6: Bershka, H&M, Mango, Pull&Bear, Stradivarius | 0.5 |
| 16 | Kingston upon Thames | 6 | 5: H&M, Bershka, Mango, Stradivarius, Zara | 0.3 |
| 17 | Thurrock | 6 | 6: Bershka, H&M, Mango, Pull&Bear, Stradivarius | 0.3 |
| 18 | Barnet | 5 | 3: H&M, Mango, Zara | 0.1 |
| 19 | Bristol, City of | 5 | 5: Bershka, H&M, Pull&Bear, Stradivarius, Zara | 0.1 |
| 20 | Wandsworth | 5 | 3: H&M, Mango, Zara | 0.1 |
| 21 | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | 4 | 3: H&M, Mango, Zara | 0.1 |
| 22 | Cambridge | 4 | 3: H&M, Mango, Zara | 0.3 |
| 23 | City of London | 4 | 3: Mango, H&M, Zara | 2.6 |
| 24 | Milton Keynes | 4 | 3: H&M, Mango, Zara | 0.1 |
| 25 | Norwich | 4 | 3: H&M, Mango, Zara | 0.3 |
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 fast fashion outlets?
| # | Local area | Net change | Previous release | This release | All outlets now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barnet | +1 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| 2 | Wandsworth | +1 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| 3 | Westminster | 0 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
| 4 | Glasgow City | 0 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| 5 | Hammersmith and Fulham | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| 6 | City of Edinburgh | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| 7 | Belfast | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| 8 | Trafford | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| 9 | Liverpool | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| 10 | Sheffield | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| 11 | Leeds | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| 12 | Kensington and Chelsea | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| 13 | Newham | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| 14 | Thurrock | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| 15 | Brighton and Hove | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Net change in outlets for brands present in both releases, for local areas with at least 5 outlets in the sector. No brand in this sector is new to this release.
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 Fast fashion 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. 1 outlets with no mappable postcode are counted in the totals but not in the local-area tables. 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 fast fashion store lists brand by brand or as a sector bundle.
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How many fast fashion outlets are there in the UK?
h3hex tracks 355 branded fast fashion outlets from 6 brands in the UK as at the November 2026 release. In the local-area tables, Westminster has the most, with 19.
Which fast fashion brands are growing?
Between the previous release and the November 2026 release, the brands adding the most outlets were Bershka (+2) and Mango (+2).
Which fast fashion brands have the most UK outlets?
H&M (182), Mango (67) and Zara (57), as at the November 2026 release.