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Indie coffee shops battle it out on the high street
15th November 2017
The number of coffee shops in the UK increased by over 6% last year - are we close to saturation point? Or will more entrepreneurs enter a space where non-price competition is so important?
Move over Starbucks: the indie coffee shops battling it out on the high street https://t.co/DmLKPjbHFf
— Guardian Business (@BusinessDesk) November 14, 2017
Costa and Starbucks continue to dominate. As of December 2016, Costa ranked highest with 2,121 outlets in the UK, followed by Starbucks with 898 outlets and Caffè Nero with 650 stores.
Geoff Riley
Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for over thirty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD conferences in the UK and overseas.
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