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Independent supermarkets in Portland

GetBrent lists 1 independent supermarket in Portland, Dorset, including Co Operative Group. Each listing shows what they offer, their phone number and where they are, and the owner can update it free at any time. Dorset Council area has 1,300 shops among 18,000 business sites (ONS UK Business Counts, March 2026).

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The Square, Wimborne Minster, Dorset: shops and businesses that take card payments
The Square, Wimborne Minster, Dorset (2020). Photo: David Martin, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Geograph.

Portland in numbers

Dorset Council area has 1,300 shops among 18,000 business sites (ONS UK Business Counts, March 2026).

Portland's trade is split between Easton, the island's main centre, and Fortuneswell.

  • Shoppers spent an estimated £19.1m on retail at Easton Square in 2025, almost all of it (£17.5m) on food and everyday goods. source
  • Easton has 64 units with 7 vacant (10.9%) and 39 independents; Fortuneswell has 25 units, 16 of them independent. source
  • Portland had an estimated 13,747 residents in mid-2024, and 4,000 people work on the island, a fifth of them in manufacturing. source

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How many independent supermarkets are there in Portland?

GetBrent lists 1 independent supermarket in Portland. For the wider area, Dorset Council area has 1,300 shops among 18,000 business sites (ONS UK Business Counts, March 2026). The ONS groups related trades together, so that figure is for the whole group.

How do I list my independent supermarket in Portland on GetBrent?

Sign up free at getbrent.co.uk/vendor/signup, choose "Another kind of business", pick "Independent supermarkets" as your type and add your town. The listing goes live straight away and you can add opening hours, services, photos and FAQs from your dashboard. The Free plan has no monthly charge.

What does a card machine cost a independent supermarket in Portland?

It depends on monthly card takings and average payment size. GetBrent compares the published fees of the main UK providers for independent supermarkets in Portland, with a calculator for your own figures, on its card machine page for Portland.

Where can a independent supermarket in Dorset get free business support?

Free one-to-one business support is available from Business Growth Dorset, the Growth Hub covering Dorset and BCP.

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Listings come from the businesses themselves and from open data: Food Standards Agency food hygiene ratings (Open Government Licence v3.0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL). Owners can claim and update their listing free. Local figures: ONS UK Business Counts (March 2026), read 26 October 2026. GetBrent may be paid by partners marked Ad.