Independent retailers opening and closing in Great Britain in 2015, by business type
This statistic shows the change in the net number of independent businesses opening and closing in Great Britain, by type of business in 2015. The data includes the ten business types which opened the most new units and ten business types with the highest number of unit closures. Independent barbers, cafes and tearooms were the leading business types opening independent units in Britain. The largest amount of independents closing were women's clothing stores with a net change of -233 stores.