Electronics and phone chains in the UK

Our maps cover 6 electronics and phone chains in the UK. The biggest is Argos, with about 670 locations in 12 regions, followed by Three (about 400) and EE (about 390). Argos has the most locations in 11 of the 12 regions.

Biggest electronics and phone chains in each region

Region	Most locations	Locations	Runner-up	Locations
East Midlands	Argos	49	CeX	31
East of England	Argos	70	Three	37
London	Argos	83	Three	64
North East England	Argos	27	CeX	20
North West England	Argos	65	EE	43
Northern Ireland	O2	23	Argos	21
Scotland	Argos	55	Three	31
South East England	Argos	101	Three	62
South West England	Argos	64	EE	35
Wales	Argos	31	EE	24
West Midlands	Argos	58	CeX	40
Yorkshire and the Humber	Argos	41	CeX	28

All 6 electronics and phone chains on our maps

Chain	Locations	Regions	Most in
Argos	665	12	South East England
Three	399	12	London
EE	392	12	London
CeX	386	12	South East England
O2	298	12	South East England
Currys	276	12	South East England

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.