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Founded in 1968, the group has been listed on the JSE since 1996. Following changes in South African legislation in 2003 to allow corporate pharmacy ownership, the group entered the retail pharmacy market with the opening of the first Clicks pharmacy in 2004.
The group is today a leader in the healthcare market where Clicks is the country’s largest pharmacy chain with 473 in-store pharmacies and a 22.2% share of the retail pharmacy market. UPD has a 25.6% share of the private pharmaceutical wholesale market.
Clicks, Musica, The Body Shop, GNC and Claire’s are market-leading brands and have a combined footprint of 795 stores, including 38 in the neighbouring countries of Namibia, Botswana, Swaziland and Lesotho.
UPD is South Africa’s leading full-range pharmaceutical wholesaler and the only one with a national presence. UPD was acquired in 2003 to provide the distribution capability for the group’s healthcare strategy.
| Standalone stores | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | Rest of Africa | Total | Pharmacies | Presence in Clicks stores | |
| Clicks | 594 | 28 | 622 | 473 | |
| The Body Shop | 51 | 2 | 53 | 122 | |
| Claire’s | 7 | – | 7 | 142 | |
| GNC | – | – | – | 375 | |
| Musica | 105 | 8 | 113 | ||
| Total | 757 | 38 | 795 | ||
The group’s history is available at www.clicksgroup.co.za.
Market share
22.2% of retail pharmacy
28.3% of skincare
View Clicks video here.
Market share
25.6% of private pharmaceutical market
View centralised distribution video here.