- CEO
- Sean Robin Summers
- Full Time Employees
- 140
- Sector
- Consumer Cyclical
- Industry
- Grocery Stores
- Address
- Pick n Pay Office Park Cape Town WC South Africa 7708
- IPO Date
- Oct 24, 2011
- Business
- Pick n Pay Stores Limited Pick n Pay Stores Limited (PKPYY) operates as a leading South African grocery retailer, offering a wide range of food, grocery, clothing, liquor, general merchandise, and value-added services through multiple store formats including supermarkets, hypermarkets, clothing stores, liquor outlets, and discount banners; the company provides tailored product assortments such as 18,000 items in core supermarkets emphasizing innovation, freshness, and convenience in meat, produce, and bakery lines, alongside 8,000 essentials in QualiSave value formats and limited-range soft discount offerings via Boxer supermarkets. Founded in 1967 by Raymond Ackerman and headquartered in Kenilworth, Cape Town, South Africa, Pick n Pay Stores Limited manages over 2,279 stores across eight African countries including South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zambia, Nigeria, Eswatini, Lesotho, and a 49% stake in Zimbabwe's TM Supermarkets, serving diverse customer segments from middle- to higher-income communities to lower-income urban, peri-urban, and rural areas through a mix of 957 company-owned and 747 franchised locations. The company supports its operations with a robust online platform featuring Pick n Pay asap! for 60-minute on-demand grocery delivery, nationwide scheduled delivery, Click n Collect, and integration with the Mr D app, complemented by the Smart Shopper loyalty program, mobile services, money transfers, and utility payments. Recent developments include an aggressive expansion plan to open 100 new stores from 2026 following a successful turnaround with a R4 billion rights offer, balance sheet restructuring, and the listing of Boxer Superstores on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange in late 2024 to raise up to R8 billion; the company launched its first Pick n Pay Go convenience store in Botswana via a partnership with Vivo Energy in November 2025, transitioned 13 Botswana franchise stores to corporate ownership, integrated asap! more deeply with Mr D driving online sales growth, rolled out Takealot Pickup Points in 30 supermarkets expanding to 36 by year-end 2025, and advanced digital capabilities with a unified app combining asap!, loyalty, and services while modernizing stores like Mall of Africa clothing flagship and introducing Sassy apples and plant-based products.