Yes. Pure online retailers are in 47.91; shops with a webshop are under their main range. Making the website a required field captures both.
SIC 47 · −47.73 · −47.74
Supermarkets and convenience stores, specialist food shops and off-licences, fashion and footwear, DIY, furniture and garden centres, health and beauty, petrol stations, market traders and online shops: for manufacturers, wholesalers, shopfitters and logistics providers who want to reach retailers by post or plan locations.
Our UK dataset holds 2,676,396 records (as at 4 November 2026); they are not yet assigned to industries. The quote states the size available for this industry.
Export of the whole industry: £309 (full price). Selections by nation, postcode area or your own filters are quoted on request.
Official statistics: 207,535 businesses in the UK according to ONS, UK business: activity, size and location 2026 (enterprises in March 2026, published 24 September 2026). Division 47 retail trade (215,930) excluding dispensing chemists (47.73: 6,550) and retail sale of medical and orthopaedic goods (47.74: 1,845). Retail via mail order houses or the internet (47.91: 41,135) is included, as are opticians, which the ONS only publishes within class 47.78. This is the size of the market, not the size of our dataset.
The industry is division 47 of UK SIC 2007 without dispensing chemists (47.73) and medical and orthopaedic goods, hearing aids included (47.74); these form their own industry. Internet and mail order retail (47.91) and market stalls (47.8) are included.
A shop that also runs a webshop is classified under its main range, not 47.91, because the company chooses its SIC code. To find online sellers, make the website a required field rather than relying on 47.91 alone.
| UK SIC 2007 | Official title | For your selection |
|---|---|---|
| 47.11 | Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating | supermarkets, convenience stores, newsagents |
| 47.2 | Retail sale of food, beverages and tobacco in specialised stores | butchers, bakers, off-licences (47.25) |
| 47.30 | Retail sale of automotive fuel in specialised stores | petrol stations |
| 47.5 | Retail sale of other household equipment in specialised stores | DIY and hardware (47.52), furniture, electrical goods |
| 47.7 | Retail sale of other goods in specialised stores | fashion, footwear, garden centres (47.76), opticians (47.78/2); without 47.73 and 47.74 |
| 47.91 | Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet | online shops and mail order |
Three official sources help to identify retailers.
These 15 columns are included.
UK SIC classifies retailers by main range: a cycle shop with a workshop is in 47.64 (sporting equipment), a garden centre in 47.76, a newsagent in 47.11. If you want a particular range, name the class.
For location planning the address matters most. For chains the registered office is often not where goods are sold, and branches are not guaranteed as separate records.
An email address published under reg. 6 is not consent. A shop run by a limited company is a corporate subscriber; a sole trader or a partnership in England, Wales or Northern Ireland counts as an individual under PECR reg. 2 and needs consent or a soft opt-in (reg. 22(3)). Post is not covered by PECR.
Example request: we make garden furniture and are looking for garden centres and furniture shops (SIC 47.76 and 47.59) plus online shops (47.91) in the South East, the South West and the East of England with a website, for a postal mailing with our trade catalogue. How many records is that?
Use cases
Specialist retailers of one range for a catalogue mailing.
Retailers in a postcode area for field sales.
Competition and retail density per postcode area.
Online shops in a region as fulfilment customers.
Questions
Yes. Pure online retailers are in 47.91; shops with a webshop are under their main range. Making the website a required field captures both.
Pharmacies (47.73) and hearing aid and orthopaedic retailers (47.74) are not; they are in Pharmacies, opticians and hearing care. Opticians have their own subclass, 47.78/2, inside retail; that industry groups them with pharmacies.
Shops run by a company or LLP, yes, without prior consent, if you identify yourself and include an opt-out. Sole traders, and partnerships outside Scotland, need consent or a soft opt-in. Details: PECR rules for B2B email and calls.
207,535 businesses in the UK according to ONS, UK business: activity, size and location 2026 (enterprises in March 2026, published 24 September 2026). Division 47 retail trade (215,930) excluding dispensing chemists (47.73: 6,550) and retail sale of medical and orthopaedic goods (47.74: 1,845). Retail via mail order houses or the internet (47.91: 41,135) is included, as are opticians, which the ONS only publishes within class 47.78. This is a figure from official statistics, not the size of our dataset.
Format, sources, price and marketing law (PECR, TPS screening): questions about all industries.