Full Image Archive
Weekly captures across UK grocery. Every aisle, every category, every retailer documented from 2009 to 2026. Approximately 4.4 TB of production-ready retail imagery.
Peak Year
Our most comprehensive year of coverage, capturing over 186,000 retail images. The archive has grown every year since 2009.
Archive Timeline
From humble beginnings in 2009 to over 186,000 images in 2025.
2020 marked by COVID-19 pandemic affecting retail capture. 2021–2025 shows consistent high coverage.
Full Archive — April 2026
The Archive
The Full Image Archive represents the comprehensive, week-by-week documentation of UK grocery retail from 2009 to 2026.
Unlike the Seasonal Events archive, this collection captures everyday retail — the standard planograms, regular promotions, and baseline merchandising that forms the backbone of grocery operations.
Organised by Year and Month, this archive provides the foundation for longitudinal retail analysis, AI training datasets, and historical research.
Technical Specifications
Structured for immediate integration into analysis pipelines and AI workflows.
| File Format | JPEG (high quality, minimal compression) |
| Resolution | 4000 x 3000px average (12MP+) |
| Colour Profile | sRGB |
| EXIF Metadata | Full capture data preserved |
| Custom Metadata | Year, Month, Retailer, Category |
| Folder Structure | Year → Month → Retailer → Category |
| Manifest Format | CSV with full taxonomy + SHA256 checksums |
| Archive Size | ~4.4 TB |
| Deduplication | Content-hash verified, zero duplicates |
| Privacy | GDPR-compliant, automated face detection + blurring |
1,216,867 images. 18 years. 4.4 TB. The most comprehensive retail image archive in existence.