51,000 FTEs
2018: 48,500
Sophisticated merchandise and distribution systems and processes
114 Private Label brands within our portfolio
2018: 136
Sound compliance and governance processes
Two sustainable packaging workshops held to devise sustainability specification
Our loyal customer base
(the heart of our business)
Our associates
Our suppliers
The communities in which we operate
Government and regulators
443 stores covering 1,675,052m² trading space
2018: 436 stores
14 DCs and four large item depots
R791.5m capital expenditure – store expansion
2018: R833.6m
R580.3m capital expenditure – store maintenance
2018: R772.4m
R4.8 billion in equity
2018: R6.3 billion
R7.8 billion available funding facilities
2018: R9.1 billion
R1.7 billion cash generated from operations
2018: R2.9 billion
211.6 kWh/m² store-purchased energy intensity
2018: 204.9 kWh/m²
0.46 kL/m² estimated water consumption
2018: 0.56 kL/m²