Trends · data through September 2026

Retail trends in Bedford

Iceflower tracks 109 stores from 93 retail chains in Bedford. Argos grew fastest over the last year, ahead of Screwfix and JD Sports.

Rankings come from real card and bank transactions across a panel of 130M+ US and EU consumers. We publish relative growth and rankings, never revenue figures. About the data

Tracked chains
93
Tracked stores
109
Consumer panel
130M+

Growth ranking

Fastest-growing tracked retail chains

Ranked by year-over-year growth of share of tracked local spend. Arrows show movement in the rankings since last year. Each dot in the chart is one tracked chain: bigger market position to the right, faster growth higher up, more tracked stores in a bigger dot. Colors match the store map below. Argos and Screwfix sit in the high-growth half.

# Chain YoY growth
RankChainRank movementYoY growth
1 A Argos logo Argos - +18.2%
2 S Screwfix logo Screwfix - -9.4%
3 J JD Sports logo JD Sports - -26.1%
  • Home Improvement Center
  • Hardware Store
  • Specialty Store
  • Sporting Goods Store
  • Discount Store
  • Bookstore
  • Electronics Store
  • Other categories

Store footprint

Store map

109 tracked store locations in Bedford, colored by category.

  • Home Improvement Center (8)
  • Hardware Store (8)
  • Specialty Store (7)
  • Sporting Goods Store (7)
  • Discount Store (6)
  • Bookstore (5)
  • Electronics Store (5)
  • Other categories

Top tracked chains by store count

  • 1 S Screwfix logo Screwfix 5
  • 2 A Argos logo Argos 3
  • 3 J JD Sports logo JD Sports 3
  • 4 J Jewson logo Jewson 2
  • 5 Y Yours Clothing logo Yours Clothing 2
  • 6 T Toolstation UK logo Toolstation UK 2
  • 7 B B&M Store logo B&M Store 2
  • 8 B B&M Stores logo B&M Stores 2
  • 9 T TK Maxx logo TK Maxx 2
  • 10 B B&Q logo B&Q 2
  • 11 H Home Bargains 2
  • 12 E Evapo logo Evapo 1
  • 13 T Travis Perkins logo Travis Perkins 1
  • 14 R Ryman logo Ryman 1
  • 15 P Prestige Design and Workwear 1
  • 16 A A B Country Sports 1
  • 17 D Dovart Kennels & Pet Shop 1
  • 18 S St John's Retail Park 1
  • 19 J Josens 1
  • 20 I Isle of Vapes 1
  • 21 S Shoe Zone logo Shoe Zone 1
  • 22 J Jaws Aquatic Centre 1
  • 23 C Clarks logo Clarks 1
  • 24 P Paul's Store and Off License 1
  • 25 W Willington Garden & Leisure 1
  • 26 B Bedfordshire Hearing Healthcare 1
  • 27 Q Quality Discounts logo Quality Discounts 1
  • 28 M Mobilise 1
  • 29 H Harpur Shopping Centre 1
  • 30 E Emmaus Village Carlton 1
  • 31 S Seasons Garden Centre 1
  • 32 P Poundland logo Poundland 1
  • 33 M M K Food & Wine 1
  • 34 W WHSmith logo WHSmith 1
  • 35 V Vogue 1
  • 36 K Kids Party Craft 1
  • 37 S Saxon Centre 1
  • 38 C Claire's logo Claire's 1
  • 39 T Tavistock News 1
  • 40 J Joules logo Joules 1
  • 41 T The Sportsman 1
  • 42 G Gilby's of Sandy 1
  • 43 S Springfield Centre 1
  • 44 A All Ears 1
  • 45 K Kids World 1
  • 46 K Kempston Nurseries 1
  • 47 B Broadway Vape 1
  • 48 H Hudsons Plant Centre 1
  • 49 B Bonmarché logo Bonmarché 1
  • 50 W Woodgreen Pets Charity Kempston Charity Shop 1

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