Drawn from the latest ONS and Census figures for Slough, with what ChatFlow does about each.
A fast-growing customer base
Growth of 5.7% since 2021 has brought Slough thousands of new residents. Each one is a customer who has not yet picked a favourite local business.
Slough has 7,670 business units (ONS, 2026), most of them small. An AI agent answers first so the team can reply to the conversations that need a person.
1,425 businesses in retail, wholesale and motor trade
Retail, wholesale and motor trade is the largest sector in Slough, with 1,425 business units (18.6% of the total). Tell shoppers what is in stock, when it will arrive and how returns work, before they give up and buy elsewhere.