Cape Town – Clicks strongly condemns the vandalism and looting of stores at shopping centres and distribution centres across South Africa.

As a result of protest action, Clicks has had to close all 110 of its stores in KwaZulu-Natal and 130 stores in Gauteng, with a total of 279 stores closed and 52 stores damaged so far nationwide. 106 vaccination sites have been closed across the country.

Clicks is South Africa’s leading pharmacy, health and beauty retailer with 760 stores and over 600 in-store pharmacies.

The disruption of services means affected Clicks stores will be temporarily unable to administer vaccinations and provide medication to customers, along with public sector medicine pick-up points being temporarily unavailable. Contingency plans are being put in place to provide alternative arrangements for delivery of chronic medication and rescheduling of vaccinations, where possible.

We thank customers for their understanding and patience during this very difficult time.

The cost of the looting and damages to stores is still to be determined given the ongoing unrest.

For a list of affected stores and the latest regularly updated information, please visit https://bit.ly/2VGrtNX or contact the Clicks Customer Service Centre on 0860 254 257.

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Issued by Magna Carta Reputation Management Consultants on behalf of Clicks Group
For further information kindly contact
Susann Caminada
Magna Carta Reputation Management Consultants
0879970111 /08 2775 4891