The anchor brand, Clicks, is South Africa’s leading health and beauty retailer, offering value for money in convenient locations and appealing stores, as well as an online platform offering in-store collection or home delivery.
712 convenience format 218 destination format 6 baby stores
206
Clinics
720
Pharmacies
3
Front shop distribution centres
195
Beauty salons 186 franchised 9 owned
Overview
Clicks targets consumers in the growing middle to upper-income markets (LSM 6 – 10)
51% of the population live within 5.0 km of a Clicks pharmacy
Clicks ClubCard is one of the largest loyalty programmes in South Africa with 11.8 million active members, contributing 81.7% to sales
Product offering is differentiated through wide ranges of private label and exclusive brands, comprising 25.4% of sales
In 2001 an exclusive franchise agreement with The Body Shop, which sells natural, ethically-produced beauty products, provided further differentiation to the retail offering, with a combination of standalone stores and presence in 257 Clicks stores
The first standalone Clicks Baby store was opened in 2021, showcasing a wide range of mother and baby products
M-Kem, a 24-hour specialised pharmacy in Cape Town, was acquired in 2023, and the group plans to open similar large format specialised pharmacies in other metropoles under the UniHealth brand
In 2023 Clicks acquired the Sorbet beauty salon franchise chain, operating under the Sorbet (skincare and beauty treatments, nailbars and hairbars) and Sorbet Man (men’s grooming) brands