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Beauty sector helping plug gaps in UK high streets amid boom in salons – report

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Williams, H. (2026, October 11). Beauty sector helping plug gaps in UK high streets amid boom in salons – report. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/greater-manchester-hair-greater-london-beauty-british-beauty-council-b1300385.html

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A report commissioned by the British Beauty Council and supported by L’Oreal reveals that beauty salons and shops now account for nearly one-third of all leisure sites in UK retail centers, with a higher concentration in smaller high streets where they occupy over 35% of local leisure spaces. The study identifies more than 190,000 beauty and personal care businesses across the UK, with 39% located outside major cities, highlighting their importance to regional economies and community well-being.

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Beauty salons and shops now account for nearly 30% of leisure sites across UK retail centers, with an even higher presence in smaller local centers at over 35%. A report by Oxford Economics, commissioned by the British Beauty Council and supported by L’Oreal, reveals there are more than 190,000 beauty and personal care sites nationwide, with almost 40% located outside large cities. The study highlights that regions like Lancashire, Devon (including Torbay), and York have more than three beauty amenities per 1,000 residents compared to Greater London's rate of around two-and-a-half. Millie Kendall, chief executive of the British Beauty Council, emphasized the sector’s role in community well-being, high-street regeneration, and economic participation.

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Beauty salons and shops now make up almost a third of all leisure sites across UK retail centres and take an even greater share in smaller high streets as spend on personal care shows no sign of slowing, new figures have shown. asserted

figures → make → slowing

New analysis indicates the sector makes up more than 35% of local leisure and recreation sites in smaller local centres. asserted

sector → indicate → centres

The Impact Of Beauty report by Oxford Economics – which was commissioned by the British Beauty Council and backed by L’Oreal – indicates there are more than 190,000 beauty and personal care sites across the UK, of which 39% are outside large cities. asserted

% → commission → cities

But the report showed that on a per-head basis, the regions have a greater concentration, showing the growing importance of the sector in local towns and villages across the UK. asserted

regions → show → UK

When taking population into account, Greater London has around two-and-a-half beauty and personal-care amenities for every 1,000 residents, compared with more than three in areas such as Lancashire, Devon and Torbay, and York and North Yorkshire. asserted

London → take → Lancashire

Millie Kendall, chief executive of the British Beauty Council, said: “At a time when we are thinking seriously about well-being, loneliness, high-street regeneration and economic participation, we need to recognise the role that beauty businesses and professionals already play in communities across Britain. asserted

businesses → say → Britain

“The report determines that beauty and personal care should be understood not simply as a consumer sector, but as part of the social and local infrastructure of everyday life in Britain, and as such must be safeguarded now and in the future.” asserted

beauty → determine → future

Read More The report also highlights the rise in spend on beauty, with a survey of consumers revealing £27 is spent on average a month on products and services and 13 minutes on average a day is dedicated to beauty and personal care. asserted

27 → read → beauty

Thierry Cheval, managing director and chairman of L’Oreal Groupe UK & Ireland, said the findings confirm beauty “has an impact in every postcode across the UK, from our homes to our high streets”. asserted

beauty → manage → streets

He said it was “a sector with a presence in every corner of the country, a role in people’s confidence and well-being, and a place in the daily rhythm of national life”. asserted

it → say → life

It follows the Value Of Beauty report earlier this year, which found the sector employs around 422,000 people in a growing sign of its economic importance. asserted

sector → follow → importance

Beauty and personal care sites per region, adjusted for population, are as follows, according to the Impact Of Beauty report: uncertain

sites → adjust → report

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