Beauty chains in the UK

Our maps cover 5 beauty chains in the UK. The biggest is Sally Beauty, with about 210 locations in 12 regions, followed by Rituals (about 130) and The Body Shop (about 110). Sally Beauty has the most locations in 11 of the 12 regions.

Biggest beauty chains in each region

Region	Most locations	Locations	Runner-up	Locations
East Midlands	Sally Beauty	8	The Body Shop	8
East of England	Sally Beauty	19	Rituals	12
London	Space NK	30	Rituals	22
North East England	Sally Beauty	12	Lush	5
North West England	Sally Beauty	22	Lush	11
Northern Ireland	Sally Beauty	18	Rituals	8
Scotland	Sally Beauty	33	Rituals	14
South East England	Sally Beauty	31	Rituals	22
South West England	Sally Beauty	18	Rituals	13
Wales	Sally Beauty	7	Lush	4
West Midlands	Sally Beauty	10	The Body Shop	10
Yorkshire and the Humber	Sally Beauty	16	Lush	9

All 5 beauty chains on our maps

Chain	Locations	Regions	Most in
Sally Beauty	209	12	Scotland
Rituals	126	12	South East England
The Body Shop	107	12	South East England
Lush	103	12	South East England
Space NK	90	11	London

Store locations from All the Places (data from September 2026), with gaps in food chains filled from the Food Standards Agency’s food hygiene register. Only chains on our maps with at least 25 locations are listed, so smaller local chains are missing. Counts can be a little off as stores open and close.