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Indie coffee shops battle it out on the high street

Geoff Riley

15th November 2017

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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?

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.

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Geoff Riley

Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for nearly forty 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 and Revision conferences in the UK and overseas.

@tutor2uGeoff

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