COMPANY RESULTS– Shoprite outperforms the market five years in a row as it delivers what customers want

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GUEST – Pieter Engelbrecht, Shoprite Chief Executive Officer:

Key information

Double-digit growth sees half year sales reaching R121 billion – continuing
operations ·

Group sale of merchandise increased by 13.9% to R121.1 billion


Supermarkets RSA sale of merchandise increased by 14.6% to R97.5 billion

Diluted headline earnings per share (DHEPS) increased by 7.6% to 621.4 cents
(H1 2023: 577.5 cents)

Interim dividend per share increased by 7.7% to 267 cents (H1 2023: 248 cents)

The Group opened a net number of 369 stores during the past 12 months

The Group’s supermarket operations created 2 202 new jobs over
the six months
5 Mar 2024 3PM English South Africa Business News · Investing

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