Shoprite Group’s Sixty60 service is changing more than grocery retail. Its speed, convenience and reliability are resetting what shoppers expect online. Now Sixty60 pharmacy delivery could reshape South Africa’s chemist market too. Shoprite has described Sixty60 as a single consumer platform. The goal is one-hour delivery across all its corporate brands. That ambition carries major implications for the pharmacy sector.…
Tag: Healthcare Retail
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Dis-Chem’s Strategy Towards Healthcare Integration
Dis-Chem CEO Rui Morais has declared that the pharmacy group’s ongoing transformation is no longer just about Dis-Chem’s strategy or market share, but about its people. While rivals in the consolidating South African pharmacy market bet on scale and diversification, Morais, who took the helm in 2023, believes the company’s most considerable success lies in fundamentally reshaping its internal culture.…
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Clicks Digital Push to Enhance Online Delivery Services
Healthcare and beauty retailer Clicks is embarking on a significant overhaul of its e-commerce platform. Its digital push aims to capitalise on growing home delivery demand and significantly improve customer convenience. The move comes as the retailer acknowledged that its online performance has been “sluggish”. This sluggishness is due to limited delivery options and lead times, despite online sales growing…
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Clicks Eyes Pharmacy Expansion and Earnings Growth
Clicks has reported a robust 13.7% increase in full-year headline earnings. These earnings grew to R3.2 billion for the year ended August from R2.8 billion a year ago. The strong performance was underpinned by a significant expansion of its retail and pharmacy footprint. As Clicks eyes further pharmacy expansion, it is pushing its total store base to more than 990…