Sunbed shop numbers surge 47 per cent since 2016
Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 16 Oct, 08:08 · Archive
The number of sunbed shops in the UK has risen by 47 per cent since 2016, from 2,103 to 3,095.
The number of sunbed shops in the UK has risen by 47 per cent since 2016, reaching 3,095 for the first time this year, according to a study by companydata.com. The growth is heavily concentrated in poorer regions. The North East of England has the highest density, with 233 salons and 8.5 shops per 100,000 people, almost twice the national average of 4.5. Newcastle, Sunderland, Durham, Darlington and Teesside postcodes account for much of this concentration. Northern Ireland has 102 salons, or 5.3 per 100,000.
Wealthier regions see far fewer salons. London has the lowest density at 3.2 per 100,000 people, followed by the South East at 3.0 and the South West at 2.7. Companydata.com found that the four regions with the highest disposable income per head are the four with the fewest salons per person.
The rate of growth is accelerating. Since the pandemic, an average of 70 salons have opened per year, but 126 opened between the start of January and the time of the study. Across Europe, the trend is reversed. Germany saw salon numbers fall from 2,286 in 2016 to 1,929 now, and salons across Europe (excluding the UK) fell from 5,167 to 4,650 over the same period. The UK now accounts for 40 per cent of European salons in the study.
How it is being reported
- Surge in sunbed shops across UK with 'poorest' areas seeing most being openedA woman using a tanning salonDaily Express · 16 Oct, 07:55
- Surge in sunbed shops across UK with 'poorest' areas seeing most being openedThe less money people in an area have, the more likely a new tanning shop is to openThe Mirror · 16 Oct, 07:51
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