Store Footprint Report Publication date: March 2019 Next publication: September 2019 Store Footprint Report
Store Footprint Store Numbers Checkers stores make up 17% of the Group portfolio while Checkers Hyper contribute 3%, so the Checkers brand is 20% of the store footprint for the Group Trading Brand % Share to Supermarket Group Checkers 17% Checkers Hyper 3% In the 12 months to Dec 2018 Checkers opened 9 net new stores (11 opened, 2 closed), these were all under the Checkers brand and no changes were made to the Checkers Hyper portfolio during this period – in the six months of HY2019 a net 6 new stores opened Store Count FY2015 FY2016 FY2017 FY2018 HY2019 Checkers 197 201 209 221 227 Checkers Hyper 33 37 Checkers LiquorShop 121 138 163 -- Checkers MediRite 92 Net New Stores by Trading Brand FY2015 FY2016 FY2017 FY2018 HY2019 five-year % change Checkers 12 4 8 6 15.0% Checkers Hyper 2 12.0% Checkers LiquorShop 15 17 25 -- Checkers MediRite SOURCE: Shoprite Holdings NOTE: Pharmacy and Liquor are not included in the totals; data for June 2017 was not available for Checkers LiquorShop and Checkers MediRite
Store Footprint Store Spread1 Store Numbers cont. FreshX Hypers Checkers Checkers Hyper Total Supermarket 227 37 South Africa 218 Non-SA 8 - Botswana 1 Namibia 7 FreshX Checkers has a total of 20 FreshX concept stores which are performing ahead of expectation 60 additional stores are planned for conversion, with a target of 80 stores in total (a third of the portfolio) Hypers Have been undergoing refurbishments, adding temporary strain to sales NOTES: While every attempt is made to ensure the accuracy of store numbers, minor discrepancies may exist. Non-South African Checkers Store Numbers Checkers has a total of 81 supermarket stores (1 in Botswana and 7 in Namibia) SOURCE: Shoprite Holdings NOTE: 1variance due to timing – data off website
Store Footprint Store Numbers cont. Confirmed New Stores to June 2019 Planned Store Numbers Confirmed New Stores to June 2019 Checkers 14 Checkers Hyper Total Stores Checkers LiquorShop Galleria NOTES: While every attempt is made to ensure the accuracy of store numbers, minor discrepancies may exist. SOURCE: Shoprite Holdings
Store Footprint NOTE: Refer to Shoprite Group Store Count report for further detail Checkers Hyper Galleria
Maryla Masojada | Lead Analyst Carey Leighton | Associate Analyst