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Over the five years through 2024-25, revenue from newsagents and stationery stores is forecast to shrink at a compound annual rate of 3.7%, contracting to just shy of £2.2 billion. The soaring popularity of digital news, especially among younger generations, is the main culprit for the continued freefall of newspaper sales. Consequently, stationery sales have become the main revenue driver in the industry, but even this is faced with considerable competition from consumers' growing appetite for online shopping and digital alternatives like write-on tablets.
Industry revenue has declined at a CAGR of 3.7 % over the past five years, to reach an estimated £2.2bn in 2024.
Market size is projected to decline over the next five years.
Company | Market Share (%)
2025 | Revenue (£m)
2025 |
---|---|---|
WH Smith plc | 721.0 | |
McColl's Retail Group plc | 495.7 | |
Wm Morrison Supermarkets Ltd | 131.8 |
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Newsagents & Stationery Stores in the UK
Industry revenue is measured across several distinct product and services lines, including Newspapers and magazines, Greetings cards and Stationery . Newspapers and magazines is the largest segment of the Newsagents & Stationery Stores in the UK.
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Newsagents and stationery stores in this industry primarily sell newspapers, magazines, greetings cards and stationery, including office supplies. Products are sourced from a variety of local and international suppliers and sold chiefly to consumers and businesses.
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SIC 47.62 - Newsagents & Stationery Stores in the UK
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The market size of the Newsagents & Stationery Stores in the UK industry in United Kingdom is £2.2bn in 2024.
There are 2,285 businesses in the Newsagents & Stationery Stores in the UK industry in United Kingdom, which has declined at a CAGR of 4.3 % between 2019 and 2024.
The market size of the Newsagents & Stationery Stores in the UK industry in United Kingdom has been declining at a CAGR of 3.7 % between 2019 and 2024.
Over the next five years, the Newsagents & Stationery Stores in the UK industry in United Kingdom is expected to decline.
The biggest companies operating in the Newsagents & Stationery Stores market in United Kingdom are WH Smith plc, McColl's Retail Group plc and Wm Morrison Supermarkets Ltd
Newspapers and magazines and Stationery are part of the Newsagents & Stationery Stores in the UK industry.
The company holding the most market share in United Kingdom is WH Smith plc.
The level of competition is high and increasing in the Newsagents & Stationery Stores in the UK industry in United Kingdom.