1. Store Footprint Report
Publication date:
March 2019
Next publication:
September 2019
Store Footprint Report

2. 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 HY 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. Store Footprint
NOTE:
Refer to Shoprite Group Store Count report for further detail
Checkers Hyper Galleria

6. Maryla Masojada | Lead Analyst Carey Leighton | Associate Analyst