- CEO
- Bertina D. Engelbrecht B.Proc
- Full Time Employees
- 19,729
- Sector
- Healthcare
- Industry
- Medical - Pharmaceuticals
- Address
- Cnr Searle and Pontac Streets Cape Town South Africa 8001
- IPO Date
- Jun 7, 2010
- Business
- Clicks Group Limited operates as a retail-led healthcare company primarily in South Africa and select neighboring countries including Namibia, Botswana, Eswatini, and Lesotho. Founded in 1968 and headquartered in Cape Town, the group offers a wide range of products and services across two main segments: Retail and Distribution. The Retail division trades under the Clicks brand, focusing on pharmacy, health, and beauty products through over 990 stores, including 780 in-store pharmacies targeting middle to upper-income markets. Key product categories include prescription and over-the-counter pharmaceuticals, health and wellness products, beauty and skincare items, mother and baby products (including baby hardware, accessories, foods, diapers, and toiletries under the Clicks Baby brand), and exclusive health and beauty franchises such as The Body Shop, General Nutrition Corporation (GNC) for vitamins and supplements, and Sorbet beauty salons. The Distribution segment operates through United Pharmaceutical Distributors (UPD), providing wholesale pharmaceutical supply services to private hospitals, retail pharmacies, dispensing doctors, and health stores across South Africa.
Recent major developments include the strategic expansion of Clicks Baby standalone stores to capitalize on growth in the mother and baby segment, accelerated store and pharmacy openings, and new specialist pharmacy formats aimed at increasing the retail pharmacy market share to 30%. Clicks Group also pursues growth via its dominant loyalty programme, Clicks ClubCard, with 12.6 million active members, leveraging digital engagement through its website, mobile app, and national pharmacy delivery service. Additionally, Africa’s largest asset manager, the Public Investment Corporation (PIC), increased its stake in Clicks Group to over 20% in early 2025, reinforcing investor confidence in the company's market leadership and growth potential. The group continues to focus on supply chain efficiency improvements and adherence to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) principles to drive sustainable long-term value creation.
Overall, Clicks Group Limited stands as South Africa's leading healthcare, wellness, and beauty retailer and pharmaceutical wholesaler, noted for its extensive retail footprint, specialist health services, exclusive brand offerings, and commitment to expanding access to affordable healthcare and wellness products across southern Africa. The company remains listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange since 1996 and consistently features in the FTSE/JSE Top 40 Index for its sustained financial performance and shareholder value growth.