The UK independent cafe and coffee shop market is an example of monopolistic competition because:
firms sell completely homogeneous goods
the market is dominated by a small number of large firms
there are low barriers to entry and exit
firms are unable to influence the price of their product
9 exam-style questions on Edexcel A A Level Economics 3.4.3 Monopolistic competition. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.