Group profile

Clicks Group is a retail-led healthcare group which is listed in the Personal Care, Drug and Grocery Stores sector on the JSE.

Founded in 1968, Clicks is the country’s leading health, beauty and wellness retailer and the largest retail pharmacy chain, with an expanding network of over 990 stores and 780 pharmacies supported by a growing digital presence. UPD is the country’s leading full-range pharmaceutical wholesaler, providing the distribution capability for the group’s healthcare strategy.

Listed on the JSE since 1996, Clicks Group’s sustained financial performance and growth in shareholder value has seen the group included in the FTSE/JSE Top 40 Index for the past eight years.

The group recognises the importance of environmental, social and governance (ESG) practices in creating a sustainable business and has been included in the FTSE4GoodIndex for the past nine years as well as the FTSE/JSE Responsible Investment Top 30 Index.

As a leader in the healthcare market Clicks Group is committed to increasing access to affordable primary healthcare for all South Africans through its retail pharmacy and pharmaceutical wholesale businesses.

The group has a level 3 broad-based black economic empowerment (BBBEE) rating.

An overview of the group’s history is available at www.clicksgroup.co.za.

 

Geographic footprint

 
Our brands
Our anchor brand
Clicks is South Africa’s leading health and beauty retailer, offering value for money in convenient and appealing locations.
Established in 2021
Offers a wide range of mother and baby products including baby hardware, accessories, health foods, diapers, wipes and baby toiletries.
Launched in SA in 2001
The Body Shop sells natural, ethically produced beauty products and has been operating under a franchise agreement with The Body Shop International since 2001.
Acquired in 2023
Sorbet is the country’s largest professional beauty salon franchise chain, operating under the Sorbet (all-round beauty therapy), Sorbet Man (male grooming) and Candi & Co (ethnic haircare) brands.
Our distribution channel
UPD is South Africa’s leading full-range pharmaceutical wholesaler and was the first to have a national presence.

Commitment to ESG practices

The group’s core business creates meaningful social impact through the provision of health products and improving access to reliable and affordable healthcare. This supports South Africa’s national development goals by promoting healthy lives and well-being for all ages.

Sustainability report

 

The sustainability strategy is based on four focus areas:

 

 

Sustainability performance

 

 

We align our ESG practices with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) to ensure that our activities support the global drive to achieve the specified targets by 2030. The SDGs where we believe we can have the biggest impact are: