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Retailers by town / Colchester
November 2026 release · last refreshed November 2026

Retailers in Colchester

h3hex tracks 405 branded outlets from 171 brands in Colchester as at November 2026. The brands with the most stores here are Costa Express (79), East of England Co-op (18), Premier (17). Each brand links to its UK store list; each sector links to where that sector is growing in the UK.

Branded outlets405open and trading
Brands171with at least one outlet
Sectors30census sector rows
Brands present

Which brands are in Colchester?

Coffee Shop

Convenience

Fashion Apparel - General

QSR

Motoring inc Fuel

DIY & Hardware

Food-to-Go Specialist

Health

Restaurant

Beauty

Mass Grocery

Home & Garden

Value Grocery

Bakery & Deli

Department Store

Fitness

Variety Discount

Electronics

Fashion Apparel - Womenswear

Takeaway

Hobbies & Interests

Premium Grocery

Fashion Apparel - Menswear

Pets

Pubs & Bars

Cards & Gifts

Holidays

Jewellery & Watches

Leisure Entertainment

Specialist Food & Drink

Town = the city column of the h3hex store files (post town, or the OS Open Built Up Area the store stands in). Counts are open, trading branded outlets in the November 2026 release, from the same store files the Data Store sells, Costa Express included. A Boots store with a pharmacy or an opticians is also listed under Boots Pharmacy and Boots Opticians; those two are listed but not added to the total.

Store location data for every brand listed, and market sector reports that put every brand in a sector on one table.