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Clicks

South African health, beauty and pharmacy retailer founded by Jack Goldin in Cape Town in 1968.

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Entrance to a Clicks store in Constantia Village, Cape Town
A current Clicks store represents the retail business that Jack Goldin founded in 1968. Photo: Husskeyy / Wikimedia Commons · Source · CC BY-SA 4.0; cropped and resized

Clicks is the consumer retail and pharmacy brand that Jack Goldin started in 1968. [1]

History

The first store opened in St George’s Street, Cape Town, on 6 August 1968. [1]

The first Clicks pharmacy opened in Sea Point in 2004 after corporate pharmacy restrictions changed. [1][2]

Scale in 2026

The network reached its 1,000th store and 800th pharmacy in the 2026 financial year. [4]

Frequently asked questions

Who founded Clicks?

Jack Goldin founded the retail brand. [1]

When did Clicks start?

The first store opened on 6 August 1968. [1]

Is Clicks the listed company?

The listed parent is Clicks Group Limited. [3]

Key milestones

  1. Jack Goldin opened the first Clicks store. [1]

  2. The first Durban store opened. [1]

  3. The “You Pay Less” own label launched. [1]

  4. The first Clicks pharmacy opened in Sea Point. [1]

Founded / co-founded by

  • Jack Goldin — South African retailer who founded Clicks in Cape Town in 1968 and conceived it as a drugstore.

Company builders

  • Bertina Engelbrecht — South African lawyer and executive who became Clicks Group chief executive in January 2022.

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Related institutions

  • Clicks Group Limited — JSE-listed South African health, beauty and pharmacy group whose operations include Clicks retail and pharmaceutical wholesaler UPD.
  • United Pharmaceutical Distributors — Clicks Group pharmaceutical wholesaler and distributor serving Clicks, hospital groups, independent pharmacies and manufacturers.

Sources

  1. Clicks Group Limited, History: Fifty years of firsts. Original source. Accessed 2026-11-05. ↩
  2. Clicks Group Limited, Integrated Annual Report 2018: Chief executive’s report, 2018. Original source. Accessed 2026-11-05. ↩
  3. Clicks Group Limited, Annual financial statements for the year ended 31 August 2025, 2025-11-06. Original source. Accessed 2026-11-05. ↩
  4. Clicks Group Limited, Clicks Group turnover exceeds R50 billion for the first time as retail footprint expands, 2026-10-22. Original source. Accessed 2026-11-05. ↩