Shoprite Holdings Ltd
| Company type | Public |
|---|---|
| JSE: SHP | |
| Industry | Retail |
| Founded | 1979 |
| Headquarters | Brackenfell, City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa |
Number of locations | 3,655 (2026) |
Key people | P.C. Engelbrecht (CEO) Wendy Lucas-Bull (Chairperson) |
| Revenue | R138.851 billion (2026) |
| R7.673 billion (2026) | |
| R3.694 billion (2026) | |
| Total assets | R136.958 billion (2026) |
| Total equity | R30.623 billion (2026) |
Number of employees | 170,650 (2026) |
| Divisions | Money Market Xtra Savings Shoprite Send CredX GetPaid |
| Subsidiaries | Shoprite Checkers House & Home Computicket Usave Medrite Transpharm OK Franchise OK Furniture Red Star Wholesale Rainmaker Freshmark |
| Website | www.shopriteholdings.co.za |
Shoprite (officially Shoprite Holdings Ltd) is Africa's largest supermarket retailer, and one of the largest retail companies in the world. The company's headquarters are in Cape Town, South Africa, where it was founded in 1979.
Shoprite is a public company listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange and A2X Markets in South Africa, with secondary listings on both the Namibian and Lusaka stock exchanges.
The company operates major low-income supermarket chain USave, a separate low-income chain under its namesake, as well as two pharmacy chains - Medrite and Transpharm - furniture chain House & Home, the mid-to-high income Checkers chain, South Africa's largest ticketing provider, Computicket, numerous financial services divisions, and various other businesses.
The group also manages a large property portfolio, comprising both owned and head-leased properties.
The Shoprite Group employs over 170,000 people, and is the largest private sector employer in South Africa. As of March 2026, Shoprite had 3,655 stores (including 614 franchise outlets) across 8 African countries (including South Africa), with 35.1 million Xtra Savings rewards customers visiting its stores.