To enhance tagging consistency this page describes how to map major chains of banks, related financial companies, restaurants, cafes and shops in the UK. For each fascia/brand name typical tagging is described and less favoured alternatives noted. Where necessary suitable tags for operator and owner might be suggested.

Name suggestion index

The name-suggestion-index is a database of common brand names for OpenStreetMap. The goal of the project is to maintain a canonical list of commonly used names for suggesting consistent spelling and tagging of features in OpenStreetMap. For example the iD editor will attempt to match a name as you type it using the values held within the index.

To add or update brand names in the index please refer to the contributing documentation. In short, you will need to edit the relevant brands .json file to add or update a preset values. As an example the preset value text for Lloyds Bank is shown below. This preset will: specifically work in GB and Isle of Man; auto-match to "Lloyds" or "Lloyds TSB" and suggest "Lloyds Bank" as a replacement; and auto-add amenity=bank, brand=Lloyds Bank, brand:wikidata=Q1152847, brand:wikipedia=en:Lloyds Bank and name=Lloyds Bank

 "amenity/bank|Lloyds Bank": {
   "countryCodes": ["gb", "im"],
   "matchNames": ["lloyds", "lloyds tsb"],
   "tags": {
     "amenity": "bank",
     "brand": "Lloyds Bank",
     "brand:wikidata": "Q1152847",
     "brand:wikipedia": "en:Lloyds Bank",
     "name": "Lloyds Bank"
   }
 }

Financial Services

`amenity=bank`

Counts from database query. Note that taginfo links can count ATMs, bus stops, etc. so will be slightly higher. Many of these branches may have closed.

Brands which should no longer be present on the high street.

HSBC rebranded as "HSBC UK" in 2018.
Lloyds-TSB: rebranded as either Lloyds or TSB.
Abbey National became Santander
Yorkshire Bank and Clydesdale Bank: rebranded as Virgin Money.

In OpenStreetMap building societies are also mapped with amenity=bank.

Main Name	Example Signage	No. Mapped	Total Stores	Range of Values	Recommended Tags	Comments
Barclays	Skipton Oct 2017	1006 (Jul 2019)		82 'Barclays Bank', a number of branches 'Barclays Bank Hythe', etc.
NatWest	Leeds Feb 2019	719 (Jun 2019)		144 'Natwest', 59 'Nat West'
Lloyds Bank	Wetherby Oct 2013	670 (Jun 2019)	817 as of 2021-05-18	184 'Lloyds'	`amenity=bank` `brand=Lloyds Bank` `brand:wikidata=Q1152847` `brand:wikipedia=en:Lloyds Bank` `name=Lloyds Bank`	Lloyds-TSB: rebranded as either Lloyds or TSB in Sept 2013. Cannot automatically decide which.
HSBC UK	Brighton July 2019	619 (Jun 2019)	Reduced to 511 by the end of 2021	603 'HSBC'	`amenity=bank` `brand=HSBC UK` `brand:wikidata=Q64767453` `name=HSBC UK`	HSBC rebranded as "HSBC UK" in 2018
Santander		538 (Jun 2019)		'Abbey National'
Nationwide	Pontefract May 2020	446 (Jun 2019)	1262 as of 2020-05-22	45 'Nationwide Building Society'
null		432 (Jun 2019)				banks with no name
Halifax	Wellington 2009	416 (Jun 2019)
Metro Bank	Borehamwood 2016	372 (Jun 2019)		322 'Metro' + 4 'Metrobank'
TSB		323 (Jun 2019)	520 as of 2020-05-22			Lloyds-TSB: rebranded as either Lloyds or TSB. Cannot automatically decide which.
RBS	Brighton 2018	? (Jun 2019)		102 'Royal Bank of Scotland'
Bank of Scotland	Kirkcudbright 2019	129 as of 2021-05-17	183 as of 2021-05-17		`amenity=bank` `brand=Bank of Scotland` `brand:wikidata=Q627381` `brand:wikipedia=en:Bank of Scotland` `name=Bank of Scotland`
Yorkshire Building Society	Wetherby 2020	97 (Jun 2019)
Yorkshire Bank		93 (Jun 2019)
Skipton Building Society	Leeds 2018	51 (Jun 2019)		3 'Skipton'
Clydesdale Bank		46 (Jun 2019)
Virgin Money	Castleford 2021	45 (Jun 2019)
Leeds Building Society	York 2019	37 (Jun 2019)
Co-operative Bank		35 (Jun 2019)		18 'The Co-operative Bank'

`shop=insurance`

Main Name	Example Signage	No. Mapped	Total Stores	Range of Values	Recommended Tags	Comments
Swinton	Brighouse Nov 2009				`shop=insurance` `operator=Swinton Group Ltd` `brand=Swinton` `owner=Covéa Insurance plc`	Swinton is shown having 350 shops, and is now owned by Covea. Formerly it was a subsidiary of Royal Insurance (from 1997, Royal and SunAlliance). 49 outlets mapped. The Swinton website distinguishes between branches (retail locations) and offices (the latter should be tagged `office=insurance`.

Food and Drink

All of these should be in the UK Food Hygiene Rating Scheme.

`shop=alcohol`

Many former off-licenses have broaden their product mix and are now convenience stores (q.v.), but may retain off-license in the name.

Bargain Booze (68x) (Alternatives: shop=convenience (15x); shop=beverages (10x); )
Majestic / Majestic Wine / Majestic Wine Warehouse (62x) (Alternatives: shop=wine (5x); )
Nicolas (11x)
Oddbins ( Oddbins (22x) London & Scotland mainly now.
The Local (6x)
Threshers (11x)
Wine Rack (10x)

`shop=bakery`

Often cross-over between cake/pastry/confectionery, fast_food and cafe.

Birds (17x) (Alternatives: shop=confectionery (8x); ) also amenity=cafe. The chain were formerly named "Birds the Confectioners", but re-branded to "Birds Bakery" and are based in the East Midlands. Most shops have a cafe selling cakes and pastries from the counter. They also sell bread, but often run out early in the day.
Cooplands (30x)
Greggs / Gregg's (355x) . Outlets have been tagged in a variety of different ways such as amenity=fast_food. Some stores have an associated cafe (e.g., at Bury St Edmunds). Generally Greggs are moving to a food-on-the-go proposition so fast food is probably most suitable.
Jenkins (14x)
Sayers (12x)

`shop=convenience`

best-one / Best One / Best-One (68x)
The Co-Operative Food (18x) (Alternatives: shop=supermarket (14x); ). Reasonable as the brand covers both local convenience stores, high street supermarkets and large supermarkets.
The Corner Shop (22x)
Costcutter / Costcutters (311x) (Alternatives: shop=supermarket (71x); )
Costcutter Express (10x)
Day-Today (18x)
Esso (8x). Usually incorrect, Esso's brand for its on-site petrol stations is "On the Run".
Farm Shop (5x)
Food & Wine (11x)
KeyStore (12x)
Lifestyle Express (52x)
Little Waitrose (11x) (Alternatives: shop=supermarket (7x); )
Londis (348x) (Alternatives: shop=supermarket (29x); shop=yes (5x); )
Mace (70x)
Martins / Martin's (57x) (Alternatives: shop=newsagent (41x); )
McColls / McColl's (145x) (Alternatives: shop=newsagent (7x); shop=supermarket (5x); )
Newsagent (11x) (Alternatives: shop=newsagent (5x); )
Newsagents (5x)
Nisa / Nisa Local (147x) (Alternatives: shop=supermarket (31x); )
OneStop / One Stop / One-Stop / One Stop Shop (201x) (Alternatives: shop=supermarket (7x); )
Premier (136x) (Alternatives: shop=supermarket (5x); )
Premier Express (12x)
Scotmid (25x) (Alternatives: shop=supermarket (23x); )
Select & Save (15x) (Alternatives: shop=supermarket (8x); )
Shell (11x)
Shopsmart (13x)
Spar / SPAR (630x) (Alternatives: shop=supermarket (152x); )
Tesco Express / Tesco express (440x) (Alternatives: shop=supermarket (432x); ) out of 1709x
Village Shop (18x)
Village Stores / The Village Store (23x)

`amenity=cafe`

Main Name	Example Signage	Total Stores	Comments
Caffe Nero	Sutton 2014	666 as of 2020-05-22	Is it "Caffe Nero" without or "Caffè Nero" with an accent?
Costa	St Albans 2016
Starbucks	Leeds 2004		Is there a more recent photo? Is it "Starbucks" or "Starbucks Coffee"?

`amenity=fast_food`

Main Name	Example Signage	No. Mapped	Total Stores	Recommended Tags
McDonald's	Exeter 2007			`brand=McDonald's` `brand:wikidata=Q38076` `brand:wikipedia=en:McDonald's` `cuisine=burger` `name=McDonald's` `takeaway=yes`
KFC				`brand=KFC` `brand:wikidata=Q524757` `brand:wikipedia=en:KFC` `cuisine=chicken` `name=KFC` `takeaway=yes`
Burger King	Leicester Square 2007		783 as of 2020-05-22	`brand=Burger King` `brand:wikidata=Q177054` `brand:wikipedia=en:Burger King` `cuisine=burger` `name=Burger King` `takeaway=yes`
Domino's		757 as of 2021-05-15	1150 as of 2021-05-14	`brand=Domino's` `brand:wikidata=Q839466` `cuisine=pizza` `name=Domino's` `takeaway=yes`/`takeaway=only`

`shop=health_food`

Main Name	Example Signage	No. Mapped	Total Stores	Range of Values	Recommended Tags	Comments
Grape Tree		22	100+		`name=Grape Tree`	Some shops were previously branded as "Julian Graves"
Holland & Barrett	Ealing 2018	363 (Jul 2019)	715	variations of case, 'and' vs '&', 'Barret', 'Barrat', etc.	(Alternatives: `shop=supermarket` (16x); `shop=health` (8x); `shop=yes` (8x); `shop=organic` (7x); `shop=chemist` (6x); `shop=herbalist` (6x))

`amenity=restaurant`

Pizza Express (240).
Pizza Hut (168).
Nando's (138+30 as Nandos).
Frankie & Benny's (87).
Prezzo (78),
Zizzi (70).
Little Chef (65). CHECK, closed.
Wagamama (61).
Bella Italia (58).
Harvester (47). Some may be mapped as pubs.
Strada (47).
Chiquito (38).
Cafe Rouge (38).
Toby Carvery (36). Some may be mapped as pubs.
ASK Italian (35). Permission granted to copy information from their website.
Carluccio's (32).
Gourmet Burger Kitchen (31)
Nandos (30).
La Tasca (28).
Côte Brasserie (17), French themed Restaurant chain. Some are mapped as Cote Brasserie (11).

`shop=supermarket`

Main Name	Example Signage	No. Mapped	Total Stores	Range of Values	Recommended Tags	Comments
Aldi		395	884 as of 2020-05-22	Aldi / ALDI
Asda Asda		582 as of 2020-05-22	580	Asda / ASDA	`name=Asda` `brand=Asda` `brand:wikidata=Q297410` `brand:wikipedia=en:Asda` `operator=Asda Stores Ltd`	Asda has given permission to copy branch information from their website.
Booths Booths		28 as of 2020-05-23	28 as of 2020-05-22	Booths	`name=Booths`	Mainly NW England.
Budgens Budgens		90	286 as of 2020-05-22	Budgens	`name=Budgens`	Budgens have a complicated recent history (see wikipedia), and change may be common. Also 33 `shop=convenience`
Co-op & The Co-operative Food	Co-op Food (aka stores of The Co-operative Group) July 2019 The co-operative food (others) Southern Co-op foodstore, trading as "The co-operative food"	1309	Over 3000	co-op / Coop / Co-op / Co-Op / co-operative / Cooperative / Co-operative / Co-Operative / Co-operative Food / Cooperative Food / Co-Operative Food / Co-op Food / The Co-op / The co-operative / The Cooperative / The Co-operative / The Co-Operative / The co-operative food / The Cooperative / The Co-operative / The Co-Operative / The co-operative food / The Co-operative food / The Co-operative Food / The Co-Operative Food	Either For stores with the blue cloverleaf logo which belong to The Co-operative Group: `name=Co-op Food`, `brand=Co-op Food`, `brand:wikidata=Q3277439`, `operator=The Co-operative Group` `operator:wikidata=Q117202` ~or~ For others belonging to other regional Co-ops: `name=The Co-operative Food`, `brand=The Co-operative Food` `brand:wikidata=Q107617274`, `operator=` `operator:wikidata=` ...where the operator tags are linked to the correct business. For example: Central England Co-operative `operator=Central England Co-operative` `operator:wikidata=Q16986583` Midcounties `operator=Midcounties Co-operative` `operator:wikidata=Q6841138`	What most commonly refer to as "the Co-op" is one of a few different Co-ops which need tagging a bit differently. Key to differentiating is the operator tag. ~80% of stores are operated by The Co-operative Group[1] and these all have the blue style cloverleaf on signage, receipts etc. These should be tagged as "Co-op Food". A re-brand is in progress to move all stores owned by The Co-operative Group to the new blue fascia. Many others, particularly across central and southern England are retaining the "The Co-operative Food" branding. These should retain the "The co-operative food" tag but with the operator = * filled in to reflect which Co-op it belongs to (e.g. [2], [3] or [4]). The remainder are regional Co-ops such as the East of England Co-op[5] have their own brand and are listed separately in this table. Any may have`shop=convenience variant where needed.`
Farmfoods wikipedia		232 as of 2020-06-14	327	Farmfoods/Farm Foods	`name=Farmfoods`	These are a frozen food specialist, similar to Iceland. Presence in supermarket category is marginal, or should at least be tagged in some way. They have refused outright for any data to be copied from their website
Costco		29 as of 2020-06-14	29 as of 2020-05-22			Probably not a supermarket but `shop=cash_and_carry`.
East of England Co-op	East of England Co-op	(11x)		East of England Co-op Supermarket or Co-op Daily	`name=East of England Co-op`, `brand=East of England Co-op`, `brand:wikidata=Q5329759`, `operator=East of England Co-op`	These are not the same as Co-op Food as they're an independent business just found in East Anglia, see above. But a number have been erroneously 'upgraded'. May have`shop=convenience variant where needed.`
Heron Foods		156 as of 2020-06-16	295 as of 2020-05-23
Home Bargains		(33x)	518 as of 2020-05-22			(Alternatives: `shop=variety_store` (19x); `shop=discount` (5x); `shop=convenience` (5x); ). Again probably misplaced, these are either variety stores or discount stores with some food.
Iceland		(343x)	1011 as of 2020-05-22	Iceland	`name=Iceland`	(Alternatives: `shop=food` (9x); `shop=convenience` (8x); `shop=frozen_food` (6x); )
Jack's Jack's (store)			12 as of 2020-05-22
Lidl		468	608	Lidl	`name=Lidl`
Lincolnshire Co-op	Lincolnshire Co-op foodstore			Lincolnshire Co-op	`name=Lincolnshire Co-op`, `brand=Lincolnshire Co-op`, `brand:wikidata=Q6551231`, `operator=Lincolnshire Co-operative`	These are not the same as Co-op Food as they're an independent business only found in Lincolnshire, see above. But a number have been erroneously 'upgraded'. May have`shop=convenience variant where needed.`
M&S Simply Food		(65x)	419	Marks & Spencer Simply Food / M&S Simply Food (65x) M&S Food (8x)	No clear recommendation on name, `brand=M&S`, but probably safest to use an operator tag `operator=Marks and Spencer plc`	Not clear about all the different branding M&S use. (Alternatives: `shop=convenience` (51x); & `shop=convenience` (5x); for M&S Food).
Morrisons Morrisons		(439x)	515	Morrisons / Morrison's /Morrisons Local	`name=Morrisons` `brand=Morrisons` `brand:wikidata=Q922344` `brand:wikipedia=en:Morrisons` `contact:facebook=https://www.facebook.com/morrisons` `contact:twitter=@Morrisons` `contact:website=https://morrisons.com/`	(Alternatives: `shop=convenience` (5x); ). Morrisons Local (15 examples) should be tagged as this.
Sainsbury's Sainsbury's		741	1414 as of 2020-05-22	Sainsbury / Sainsburys / Sainsbury's (567x), Sainsburys Local (174x)	`name=Sainsbury's` or `name=Sainsbury's Local`, `brand=Sainsbury's`	Undoubtedly the Sainsbury's Local format can either fall into the supermarket or convenience store category. Some of the Local stores were once mainstream Sainsbury's. Alternatives, for both main chain & Local respectively : `shop=convenience` (28x); `shop=convenience` (142x); ) Stores total includes convenience stores. Sainsbury's have given permission to copy branch information from their website.
Scotmid	Scotmid foodstore				`name=Scotmid`, `brand=Scotmid`, `brand:wikidata=Q7435719`, `operator=Scotmid Co-operative`	These are not the same as Co-op Food as they're an independent business only found in Scotland, see above. But a number have been erroneously 'upgraded'. May have`shop=convenience variant where needed.`
Tesco		(556x)	482x (excluding Extra, Metro and Express)			(Alternatives: `shop=convenience` (44x); )
Tesco Extra		(119x)	248x			(Alternatives: `shop=convenience` (7x), certainly erroneous ). Tesco's hypermarket format, use `brand=Tesco`
Tesco Metro		(141x)	194x			(Alternatives: `shop=convenience` (28x); )
Waitrose Waitrose		267	390 as of 2020-05-22	Waitrose	`name=Waitrose` or `name=Little Waitrose`, `brand=Waitrose`	(Alternatives: `shop=convenience` (14x); ). Some smaller Waitrose stores trade as "little Waitrose", but the ones I've used are still small supermarkets rather than convenience stores.

Former Supermarket chains which are no longer in business, more or less entirely fixed on POIs, but may exist in other forms (e.g., external open data, bus stops etc):

Kwiksave
Netto: Ceased operations in 2011, stores sold to a variety of other retailers. All known Nettos had notes posted, and most (but not all) have been resolved.
Somerfield: Bought by Co-operative. Some stores closed, others re-branded. * Somerfield (27x) (Alternatives: shop=convenience (6x); ). Somerfield was purchased by the Co-op and all stores closed are re-branded. These are all errors.. All fixed.

Clothing (& associated products)

`shop=clothes`

gender=* can be used to indicate if the shop specialises in mens or womens clothing. More expensive fashion clothes shops may be tagged shop=boutique or shop=fashion but the difference is entirely arbitrary, essentially subjective and not amenable to repeatable tagging by different mappers. The tag should be avoided. (Figures updated March 2018}.

Name	Image	No. Mapped	Total No. of Stores	Tags/Comments
AllSaints		29	>145 worldwide	3 as AllSaints, 26 as All Saints
Austin Reed	n/a	9	0	Austin Reed is now defunct and all outlets have closed, except five which have been bought out by Edinburgh Woollen Mill, NEEDS CLEANING UP
Bank		18	84
Blue Inc		34
Bonmarché		72	>380
Burton		60	>400 in the UK and Ireland
Cath Kidston		37	132
CC		11		Part of Austin Reed group, taken over by Edinburgh Woollen Mills. Not clear if any shops left.
Dorothy Perkins		107	576 in the UK
East		35
Edinburgh Woollen Mill		38	265
Evans		39	>300
Fat Face		115	209
French Connection		28	131 in the UK and Europe
Gap		65	1321 outside the US
Greenwoods		31	80
H&M		136	250
Hobbs		36	34 in 2002
Hugo Boss		18
Jack Wills		37	70 in UK (320 worldwide)
Jaeger		14	45
Jigsaw		55	56
Joules		48	76
Karen Millen		21	84	CHECK, closed.
La Senza		11	55	Out of business ? Franchise filed for bankruptcy, July 2014.
Laura Ashley		79		Some Laura Ashley stores may be more appropriately tagged with `shop=furniture`
Matalan		176	217	Some Matalan stores have been tagged as `shop=department_store`
M&Co.		74	>300
Miss Selfridge		21	>170	Many listed stores are franchises in other stores
Monsoon		75	1400 worldwide, including Accessorize outlets
Moss		44	>150	Includes Moss Bros, which may be an outdated fascia
New Look		263	593 in UK (~1160 worldwide). Source [6]. 60 scheduled to close.	Note: New Look has changed its signage since this image was taken
Next		310	~700
Oasis		53	1760 worldwide
Outfit		43	>70
Peacocks		195	479
Phase Eight		49	106
Primark		128	178
Reiss		39	160 worldwide
Republic		6	0	Went into administration in 2013, remaining shops purchased & rebranded by Sports Direct as USC (q.v.)
River Island		127	247
Rohan		27	61
Select		51	180	Numbers from website (About Us). Womens' fashion
Slaters		11	25	Menswear, Formal Hire. Shop numbers from website.
Store Twenty One		26	>200	A variety of variant names exist, such as Store Twenty-one, Store Twenty One etc.
Superdry	File:Toison d'Or centre commercial, l'enseigne Superdry.jpg	48	202 (w/w excluding Australia)	Fascia branding for shops is Superdry Store so tagging may be this or Superdry. Recommend that if the former is used also add brand=Superdry
Ted Baker		30	192	Number of shops based on website.
T. K. Maxx		223	407 in Europe	Some T. K. Maxx outlets have a greater focus on homewares, so may be better tagged with `shop=department_store`. Only 170 (of 223) tagged as clothes shops.
Topman		23	>250	Some multi-branded stores (see image) missed in cout
Topshop		56	~300
Urban Outfitters		27	43 in Europe
USC		11	92
Wallis		18
Whistles		31	46
White Stuff		52	>100
Zara		42	68

`shop=shoes`

Brantano / Brantano Footwear (46x out of 145) CHECK, closed.
Clarks (98x) (Alternatives: shop=clothes (7x); )
Deichmann (11x out of 80)
Dune (10x out of 37)
Foot Locker (16x)
Jones / Jones Bootmaker (27x out of 114)
Office (20x out of 99 including overseas)
Schuh (18x out of 104x)
Shoe Zone (74x out of over 500 including Ireland)
Stead & Simpson (13x) Bought by Shoe Zone - are all shoes converted to Shoe Zone?

`shop=fashion_accessories`

Main Name	Example Signage	No. Mapped	Total Stores	Range of Values	Recommended Tags	Comments
Accessorize	Oxford Street, March 2016	116 (Jul 2019)		`shop=clothes` 44 (Jul 2019), `shop=accessories` 35 (Jul 2019), `shop=jewelry` 13 (Jul 2019)	`shop=fashion_accessories` `name=Accessorize`
Claire's	Chichester 2009	106+ (Jul 2019)		`shop=jewelry` 38 (Jul 2019), `shop=accessories` 31 (Jul 2019), `shop=clothes` 13 (Jul 2019)	`shop=fashion_accessories` `name=Claire's`	previous known as "Claire's Accessories". In July 2019 there is only 1 node tagged `shop=fashion_accessories`.

Motor Trade

`shop=car`

Car dealers. For new cars, and some second-hand specialists use brand=* for the car marques sold. Name should be name of dealer not of marque. (There is a slight issue here as large chain dealers also are brands, but established usage is for brand to contain car marques. Also not that many main car dealers will offer servicing, repairs and a parts shop: ultimately these might be micro-mapped.

Arnold Clark (12x)
Evans Halshaw (12x)
Honda (10x)
Vauxhall (11x)

`shop=car_repair`

Car repair and servicing. Substantial cross-over between this and shop=car_parts for chains which specialise in Exhausts, Tyres etc.

ATS / ATS Euromaster (37x)
Halfords Autocentre (19x)
Hi-Q (9x)
Kwikfit (19x)
Kwik-Fit (48x)
National Tyres and Autocare (4x)

Furniture, Furnishings & Interiors

`shop=bathroom_furnishing`

Main Name	Example Signage	No. Mapped	Total Stores	Range of Values	Recommended Tags	Comments
Bathstore		27 (Jul 2019)	148 on https://stores.bathstore.com/index.html (Jul 2019) 163 mentioned elsewhere	'Bath store' 5, 'bathstore' 3, 'bathstore.com' 1, 'BathStore' 1 (all Jul 2019)	`shop=bathroom_furnishing` `name=Bathstore`	went into administration 26 June 2019. Notices on shops say still trading. 'Bathstore' or 'bathstore'?

`shop=carpet`

Allied Carpets (10x)
Carpetright / CarpetRight / Carpet Right (79x) (Alternatives: shop=furniture (18x); shop=doityourself (6x); shop=yes (5x); )

`shop=furniture`

Bensons for Beds (13x)
DFS (26x)
Dreams (33x) (Alternatives: shop=bed (19x); )
Dunelm Mill (10x) (Alternatives: shop=department_store (6x); )
Furniture Village (8x)
Harveys (30x)
IKEA (15x)
Multiyork (16x)
Next Home (5x)
SCS (21x)

`shop=curtain`

Paul Simon (3x)

`shop=interior_decoration`

Fired Earth (3x)

Other (uncategorised) Shops

Beauty

shop=beauty is more usually used for shops providing 'beauty' services, such as nails, tanning etc.

Body Shop / The Body Shop (27x) (Alternatives: shop=cosmetics (15x); shop=chemist (11x); ). The Body Shop sell cosmetics, and clearly should be tagged as such.

`shop=bicycle`

Cycle King (12x)
Cycle Surgery (13x)
Evans Cycles (43x)
Halfords (115x) (Alternatives: shop=car_parts (47x); shop=car_repair (43x); shop=car (19x); shop=yes (7x); shop=doityourself (5x); )

`shop=bookmaker`

UK Gambling Companies on Wikipedia is a useful category.

gambling=* can be used to provide more information about the types of gambling (typically betting and fixed-odds machines). min_age=18 is also applicable as this is legally required on signs outside the entrance, but can be inferred from the core tag.

According to the ABB, there are around 9000 betting shops in the UK, representing about 4% of all retail outlets. Approximately 1200 on OSM, Feb-2014.

Main Name	Example Signage	No. Mapped	Total Stores	Range of Values	Recommended Tags	Comments
Betfred	Nottingham 2014	139	1350	Betfred / BetFred	`name=Betfred`	Also a number of Totesport shops: chain taken over and re-branded as Betfred some time ago, see talk-gb. The advertising slogan "the bonus king" seen on signage should not be included in the name.
Coral	Leeds 2012	228	1800+	Coral	`name=Coral`	(Alternatives: `shop=betting` (57x); `shop=gambling` (5x); ) Source: shop numbers - Wikipedia.
Ladbrokes	Nottingham 2013	299	2256	Ladbrokes / Ladbrooks	`name=Ladbrokes`	(Alternatives: `shop=betting` (79x); `shop=gambling` (6x) ). Source: shop numbers[7]
Paddy Power	Nottingham 2014	44	140+	`name=Paddy Power`		(Alternatives: `shop=betting` (11x); ) Source: shop numbers (2010) [8].
William Hill	Nottingham 2014	349	2370			(Alternatives: `shop=betting` (88x); `shop=gambling` (9x); ) Source: shop numbers[9]

`shop=books`

Main Name	No. Mapped	Range of Values	Recommended Tags	Comments
Blackwells	(11x)		`name=Blackwells`
Oxfam Bookshop	(20x)		Oxfam Books / Oxfam Bookshop	A branch of Oxfam that specifically sells books. Branding outside is just 'Oxfam' but is known as 'Oxfam Bookshop'
The Works	(35x)	`shop=stationery` (6x)
Waterstones	(35x)	Waterstone's (132x)

`shop=catalogue`

Argos (77x) (Alternatives: shop=department_store (46x); shop=yes (23x); shop=general (23x); shop=variety_store (13x); shop=supermarket (11x); )
Argos Extra (9x) (Alternatives: shop=department_store (7x); )

`shop=charity`

Age Concern (11x) CHECK, rebranded Age UK.
Age UK (40x)
Barnardos / Barnardo's (28x)
British Heart Foundation (89x)
British Red Cross (8x)
Cancer Research / Cancer Research UK (73x)
Charity Shop (6x)
Mind (16x)
Oxfam (95x) (Alternatives: shop=clothes (10x); shop=books (8x); )
PDSA (20x)
RSPCA (24x)
Salvation Army / The Salvation Army (14x)
Scope (32x)
Sense (9x)
Sue Ryder / Sue Ryder Care (50x)
The Children's Society (13x)
YMCA (16x)

`shop=chemist`

Boots (128x) (Alternatives: shop=optician (17x); shop=pharmacy (9x); shop=health_and_beauty (7x); )
Lloyds Pharmacy (18x)
Savers (12x) (Alternatives: shop=convenience (5x); shop=yes (5x); )
Superdrug (83x) (Alternatives: shop=beauty (7x); shop=yes (5x); )

`shop=computer`

Cartridge World (8x)
Game (18x) (Alternatives: shop=video_games (16x); shop=computer_games (7x); shop=game (5x); )
PC World (50x) (Alternatives: shop=electronics (5x); )

`shop=confectionery`

Hotel Chocolat (16x)
Thorntons (40x)

`shop=cosmetics`

Lush (6x) (Alternatives: shop=beauty (5x); )

`shop=craft`

Hobbycraft (8x)

`shop=department_store`

Boyes (13x)
Debenhams (74x) (Alternatives: shop=clothes (8x); ) CHECK, closed.
House of Fraser (16x)
John Lewis (25x)
Marks and Spencer / Marks & Spencer / M&S (142x) (Alternatives: shop=supermarket (86x); shop=convenience (26x); shop=clothes (22x); )
The Range (7x) (Alternatives: shop=doityourself (6x); shop=variety_store (6x); )

`shop=doityourself`

B & Q / B&Q (242x) (Alternatives: shop=garden_centre (5x); )
Focus (13x)
Homebase (207x) (Alternatives: shop=hardware (8x); )
Jewson / Jewsons (31x) (Alternatives: shop=trade (14x); shop=hardware (8x); )
Screwfix (35x) (Alternatives: shop=hardware (11x); )
Topps Tiles (21x) (Alternatives: shop=tiles (11x); )
Travis Perkins (24x) (Alternatives: shop=trade (14x); )
Wickes (132x)

`shop=dry_cleaning`

Johnsons (93x)

`shop=electronics`

Bright House (8x)
CeX / CEX (14x)
Currys (82x) (Alternatives: shop=hifi (10x); shop=electrical (6x); ) Larger Currys are rebranded as Currys PC World.
Currys PC World (26x) (Alternatives: shop=computer (5x); ).
Sony Centre (10x)

`shop=erotic`

Ann Summers (14x) (Alternatives: shop=clothes (10x); )

`shop=florist`

The Flower Shop (14x)

`shop=funeral_directors`

The Co-operative Funeralcare (160x)

`shop=games`

Games Workshop (8x) (Alternatives: shop=toys (6x); ) Rebranded to Warhammer.

`shop=gift`

Card Factory (45x) (Alternatives: shop=card (15x); shop=cards (9x); shop=stationery (6x); )
Cards Galore (14x)
Clinton Cards (33x) (Alternatives: shop=cards (8x); shop=stationery (7x); shop=card (6x); )
Clintons (11x)
Flying Tiger (3x) / Tiger (9x) - originally just "Tiger", rebranded "Flying Tiger" in 2018. 99 shops in the UK. Some tagged as houseware/interior dec shops
Hallmark (12x) (Alternatives: shop=card (5x); )
Neon Sheep (2x) - 12 stores at the beginning of 2019, rapidly expanding chain owned by Mountain Warehouse
Oliver Bonas (5x)

`shop=hairdresser`

A Cut Above (13x)
Barbers (12x)
Barber Shop / The Barber Shop (52x)
Clippers (14x)
Headmasters (14x)
Reflections (4x)
Rush Hair (14x)
Studio One (10x)
Supercuts (17x)
The Cutting Room (12x)
The Salon (21x)
Toni & Guy (41x)

`shop=hardware`

HSS Hire (3x)
Machine Mart (7x) (Alternatives: shop=doityourself (6x); )
Robert Dyas (16x) (Alternatives: shop=doityourself (13x); )

`shop=hearing_aids`

Hidden Hearing (9x)

`shop=hifi`

Bang & Olufsen (12x)
Richer Sounds (19x)

`shop=jewelry`

Ernest Jones (24x)
F Hinds / F. Hinds (24x)
Goldsmiths (16x)
H Samuel / H. Samuel (46x) (Alternatives: shop=jewellery (5x); )
Pandora (16x)
Warren James (10x)

`shop=kitchen`

Magnet (26x) / Magnet Kichens (4x) - 222 stores in the UK
Wren (9x) / Wren Kitchens (26x) - 77 stores in the UK

`shop=laundry`

Launderette / Laundrette (54x)

`shop=mall`

Dalton Park (16x)

`shop=mobile_phone`

3 / 3 Store / Three (57x)
Carphone Warehouse / The Carphone Warehouse (172x) (Alternatives: shop=electronics (9x); shop=phone (1x);) CHECK, stand-alone shops closed.
EE (71x)
- Orange (27x) CHECK
- T-Mobile (12x) CHECK - stores rebranded to EE, and some closed due to duplication in the same area
O2 (98x)
Phones4U / Phones 4U / Phones 4 U (62x) CHECK, chain in receivership, all shops closed.
Virgin Media (9x)
Vodafone (67x)

`shop=music`

HMV (48x)

`shop=newsagent`

News Shop (11x)
WHSmith / W H Smith / WH Smith / WH Smiths (108x) (Alternatives: shop=books (96x); shop=stationery (41x); shop=convenience (28x); )

`shop=optician`

As of 17 June 2020

Boots Opticians (191x)
Optical Express (46x)
Scrivens (50x)
Specsavers (402x)
Vision Express (199x)

`shop=outdoor`

Blacks (48x) (Alternatives: shop=clothes (3x); )
Cotswold / Cotswold Outdoor (24x)
Go Outdoors (18x)
Millets (15x)
Mountain Warehouse (30x) (Alternatives: shop=clothes (6x); )
Trespass (15x) (Alternatives: shop=clothes (7x); )
Yeomans (7x)

`shop=pawnbroker`

Cash Converters (17x)
Cash Generator (13x)
Cheque Centre (4x)
H&T Pawnbrokers (15x)
The Money Shop (16x) (Alternatives: shop=money_lender (15x); shop=cash (11x); ) - CHECK, now closed

`shop=perfume`

The Perfume Shop (14x)

`shop=pet`

Pets at Home / Pets At Home (106x)

`shop=photo`

Jessops (10x) (Alternatives: shop=electronics (5x); )
Max Spielmann (9x) (Alternatives: shop=photo_studio (5x); )
Snappy Snaps (13x) (Alternatives: shop=photography (6x); )

`shop=sports`

Decathlon (10x)
JD / JD Sports (33x) (Alternatives: shop=clothes (21x); )
JJB Sports (19x) (Alternatives: shop=clothes (8x); )
Sports Direct (70x) (Alternatives: shop=clothes (15x); )

`shop=stationery`

Paperchase (17x)
Ryman / Rymans (64x)
Staples (58x) Staples no longer operate in the UK, the stores were sold to Hilco for a nominal sum and were rebranded as Office Outlet
Office Outlet CHECK, closed.

`shop=toys`

Early Learning Centre (14x)
The Entertainer (14x)

`shop=travel_agency`

First Choice (14x) CHECK, now TUI.
Flight Centre (34x)
The Co-operative Travel (23x)
Thomas Cook (84x) CHECK, closed.
Thompson / Thomson (76x) Thomson are in the process of rebranding as TUI, the name Thomson should disappear from the High Street.
TUI
Trailfinders (9x)

`shop=variety_store`

Variety stores Variety store sell goods from a selected (often diverse) range of categories, usually at competitive prices. The archetype in the UK was Woolworths, with Wilko (formerly branded as Wilkinson) probably the most familiar chain in the format today.

Main Name	No. Mapped	Total Stores	Range of Values	Recommended Tags	Comments
B&M / B&M Bargains / B&M Home Store	163	560+		`name=B&M` / `name=B&M Bargains` / `name=B&M Home Store`	3 different brand names in use.
Home Bargains	216	481		`name=Home Bargains`
Poundland	54	896		`name=Poundland`	Alternatives: `shop=convenience` (15x); `shop=supermarket` (11x); `shop=discount` (11x); `shop=yes` (7x)
Poundstretcher	24	410		`name=Poundstretcher`
Poundworld	8	190		`name=Poundworld`	Closed down.
Wilko	130	387	Some tagged `shop=department_store`, `shop=supermarket` (16x); `shop=doityourself` (15x); `shop=variety_store` (12x); `shop=hardware`	`name=Wilko`	Some still tagged with old name Wilkinson/Wilkinsons/Wilkinson's - these need changing to Wilko

`shop=video_games`

Main Name	Example Signage	No. Mapped	Total Stores	Range of Values	Recommended Tags	Comments
CeX		91	366	Name variants include `name=Cex` and `name=CEX`	`name=CeX` `second_hand=yes`	Only use if branch sells video games and video game accessories primarily, otherwise use `shop=electronics`
Game		136	328	Some tagged with `name=GAME`	`name=Game`

Retail chains in the United Kingdom

Name suggestion index

Financial Services

amenity=bank

shop=insurance

Food and Drink

shop=alcohol

shop=bakery

shop=convenience

amenity=cafe

amenity=fast_food

shop=health_food

amenity=restaurant

shop=supermarket

Clothing (& associated products)

shop=clothes

shop=shoes

shop=fashion_accessories

Motor Trade

shop=car

shop=car_repair

Furniture, Furnishings & Interiors

shop=bathroom_furnishing

shop=carpet

shop=furniture

shop=curtain

shop=interior_decoration

Other (uncategorised) Shops

Beauty

shop=bicycle

shop=bookmaker

shop=books

shop=catalogue

shop=charity

shop=chemist

shop=computer

shop=confectionery

shop=cosmetics

shop=craft

shop=department_store

shop=doityourself

shop=dry_cleaning

shop=electronics

shop=erotic

shop=florist

shop=funeral_directors

shop=games

shop=gift

shop=hairdresser

shop=hardware

shop=hearing_aids

shop=hifi

shop=jewelry

shop=kitchen

shop=laundry

shop=mall

shop=mobile_phone

shop=music

shop=newsagent

shop=optician

shop=outdoor

shop=pawnbroker

shop=perfume

shop=pet

shop=photo

shop=sports

shop=stationery

shop=toys

shop=travel_agency

shop=variety_store

shop=video_games

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