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Clicks Group Limited

JSE-listed South African health, beauty and pharmacy group whose operations include Clicks retail and pharmaceutical wholesaler UPD.

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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 Group Limited is the listed parent of the Clicks retail and UPD pharmaceutical distribution businesses. [3]

History

Its operating history starts with Jack Goldin’s first Clicks store in 1968. [1]

The current group name was adopted in 2009 after earlier listed structures used Clicks Stores and New Clicks names. [1][2]

Ownership and management

The 2025 governance report said the company had no controlling shareholder or shareholder group. [4]

Bertina Engelbrecht was chief executive at the October 2026 results date. [5]

Frequently asked questions

What is the group share code?

The ordinary share code is CLS. [3]

Does Clicks Group have a controlling shareholder?

The 2025 governance report said it did not. [4]

Who manages the group?

Bertina Engelbrecht was chief executive in October 2026. [5]

Key milestones

  1. The first Clicks store opened in Cape Town. [1]

  2. Clicks Stores Limited listed in Johannesburg. [1]

  3. UPD joined the group. [1]

  4. The holding company adopted the Clicks Group Limited name. [1]

  5. Annual group turnover passed R50 billion. [5]

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 — South African health, beauty and pharmacy retailer founded by Jack Goldin in Cape Town in 1968.
  • 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. New Clicks Holdings Limited, Annual Report 2001, 2001. 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, Corporate governance report 2025, 2025. Original source. Accessed 2026-11-05. ↩
  5. 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. ↩