Chelmsford Retail & Consumer Trends 2026: Growth Rankings

Growth ranking

Fastest-growing tracked retail and consumer 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. Wickes and Costcutter sit in the high-growth half.

# Chain YoY growth

Rank	Chain	Rank movement	YoY growth
1	W Wickes	-	+19.6%
2	C Costcutter	▲2	+19.1%
3	C Caffè Nero	▲4	+17.1%
4	S Starbucks	▲5	+16.8%
5	S Screwfix	▲6	+13.2%
6	G Greggs	▲4	+12.9%
7	S Subway	▲2	+12.7%
8	B BP	▲1	+12.2%
9	H Holland & Barrett	▲1	+11.6%
10	W Waterstones	-	+11.4%
11	P Premier	▲5	+9.6%
12	C Costa Coffee	▲2	+9.4%
13	T TK Maxx	-	+8.5%
14	M M&S Simply Food	-	+7.0%
15	M Morrisons	-	+6.9%