Clicks Group is a retail-led healthcare group which has been listed on the JSE since 1996. Through retail brands Clicks, The Body Shop and Clicks Baby, the Group has over 841 stores across southern Africa. The Group remains focused on the South Afric...
BERTINA ENGELBRECHT CEO of Clicked Group Limited Read more
A solid set of interims from Clicks for the six months through February, with Group turnover +9.0% to R19.6bn, and operating profit +7.5% to R1.5bn. This was boosted by further SASRIA insurance payments following the July 2021 unrest, with 53 stores ... More »
We’ve had occasion to remark, over the years, on the driving pace and relentless schedule of Clicks’ store-opening regime and noted recently with admiration that it had just opened its 800th store. What we haven’t explored, so much, is the location o... More »
A very complicated Patent Court battle this week between Bayer South Africa and Clicks, about the latter’s ability to sell a mere 2,963 packs of blood-thinning pills from Bayer rival Dr Reddy. One of the issues for Bayer is that various pharmacies – ... More »
Clicks has issued a trading update for the six months through February, and not too much in the way of surprises. The business notes that HEPS will be +20 – 30% up for the period, assisted thither by a handsome R250m SASRIA payment in respect of loss... More »
More on that trading update from Clicks for the 20 weeks through January 16, with sales for that oddly specific period +10.4% to R15.1bn. Of this, COVID vaccines accounted for R685m, raising retail sales by +6.9%. And this off a high base: last year’... More »
HEAD OFFICE
Cnr. Searle and Pontac Streets
Cape Town
8001
PO Box 5142
Cape Town
8000
TEL 021 460 1911
FAX 021 461 8221
WEBSITE
www.clicksgroup.co.za
www.clicks.co.za
www.thebodyshop.co.za
www.musica.co.za
www.upd.co.za
www.directmedicines.co.za
Clicks Group is a retail-led healthcare group which has been listed on the JSE since 1996. Through retail brands Clicks, The Body Shop and Clicks Baby, the Group has over 841 stores across southern Africa. The Group remains focused on the South African market which it regards as holding potential for expansion into under-served areas.
Clicks was launched in 1968 when entrepreneur Jack Goldin opened the first store in Cape Town. By the time it listed in 1979, the Group had expanded to 30 stores nationally. After a series of sales (Score Food Group in 1988 and Premier Group in 1992), Malbak subsidiary New Clicks Holdings acquired the company in 1995.
From the late 1990s, with the expected changing of the law to allow ownership of pharmacies by individuals (and businesses) other than pharmacists, New Clicks Holdings readied itself to achieve a long cherished dream: the integration of pharmacies into the stores of the flagship Clicks division. The first Clicks pharmacy was opened in Cape Town in March 2004. Today, headed by CEO Bertina Engelbrecht, Clicks is the largest pharmacy chain in South Africa with over 612 in-store dispensaries, servicing all shopper segments.
The expressed end-goal for the Clicks Group is to have a pharmacy in each of its stores. Another major growth point for Clicks is its private label penetration, which is in line with its pay-less approach, saving customers money whilst they still look and feel good.
For insight into Clicks’ financial & operational performance and strategic growth imperatives, contact Trade Intelligence on 031 303 2803 or info@tradeintelligence.co.za