Chain stores in North East England
North East England has locations of 191 of the chains on our maps. The most common is Premier, with 377 locations, followed by Greggs (202). The chains most typical of North East England, compared with the rest of the country, are Cooplands, Heron Foods and Virgin Money.
Most North East England chains
Chains with far more locations per person in North East England than in the country as a whole.
| Chain | Locations here | Per 100,000 people | vs. national rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cooplands | 40 | 1.4 | 6.4× |
| Heron Foods | 65 | 2.4 | 5.0× |
| Virgin Money | 11 | 0.4 | 3.0× |
| Best-one | 47 | 1.7 | 3.0× |
| Jet | 37 | 1.3 | 2.9× |
| Beaverbrooks | 7 | 0.3 | 2.8× |
| Hays Travel | 51 | 1.8 | 2.7× |
| Family Shopper | 39 | 1.4 | 2.6× |
| Admiral | 29 | 1.0 | 2.4× |
| Buzz Bingo | 7 | 0.3 | 2.3× |
| Salvation Army | 27 | 1.0 | 1.9× |
| Bannatyne's | 5 | 0.2 | 1.9× |
| Premier | 377 | 13.6 | 1.9× |
| Greggs | 202 | 7.3 | 1.8× |
Most common chains in North East England
| Chain | Category | Locations | Per 100,000 people |
|---|---|---|---|
| Premier | Convenience store | 377 | 13.6 |
| Greggs | Bakery | 202 | 7.3 |
| Max Spielmann | Services | 109 | 3.9 |
| Costa Coffee | Coffee | 93 | 3.4 |
| Subway | Sandwiches & subs | 91 | 3.3 |
| Boots | Pharmacy | 86 | 3.1 |
| Spar | Convenience store | 83 | 3.0 |
| British Heart Foundation | Charity shop | 76 | 2.8 |
| Ladbrokes | Betting shop | 67 | 2.4 |
| Londis | Convenience store | 67 | 2.4 |
| Bank of Scotland | Bank | 65 | 2.4 |
| Heron Foods | Grocery | 65 | 2.4 |
| Aldi | Grocery | 64 | 2.3 |
| Card Factory | Books & gifts | 63 | 2.3 |
| McDonald's | Burgers | 63 | 2.3 |
| Coral | Betting shop | 60 | 2.2 |
| Morrisons Daily | Convenience store | 58 | 2.1 |
| Sainsbury's Local | Convenience store | 56 | 2.0 |
| Tesco | Grocery | 56 | 2.0 |
| B&M | Discount store | 54 | 2.0 |
| Starbucks | Coffee | 54 | 2.0 |
| Hays Travel | Services | 51 | 1.8 |
| Best-one | Convenience store | 47 | 1.7 |
| Lidl | Grocery | 47 | 1.7 |
| William Hill | Betting shop | 46 | 1.7 |
Big chains with no North East England location
These chains are in at least 10 of the 12 UK regions but have no North East England location in our data: Texaco, Travis Perkins, Valero and Fireaway.
Store locations from All the Places (data from September 2026), for the 191 chains in Guess the Chain UK with a location here. Population: 2,762,746 (ONS estimate for mid-2025). Counts can be a little off as stores open and close.