The 2025 Welsh Local Shop Report highlights the continued resilience of local shops across Wales and showcases the enormous contribution that these businesses make to the Welsh economy and to the communities
that they serve.
Key figures from the 2025 Welsh Local Shop Report include:
- Welsh shops contributed to £656bn in GVA over the last year
- Welsh shops provide over 26,000 secure, local jobs to their communities
- 38% of these stores are isolated with no other retail or service business close by
- 93% of independent retailers in Wales engaged in some form of community activity over the past year
- Welsh convenience stores were voted the second most important business in supporting their local economy by Welsh shoppers
The full report is available on our Member Portal.
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