All Brands Owned by Shoprite Holdings Ltd.

Who owns Shoprite Holdings?
It is a public company on the JSE owned broadly by institutional investors. Chairman Christo Wiese holds the largest individual-aligned stake through related entities but does not control a majority.

Is Shoprite Holdings publicly traded?
Yes. It trades on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange as SHP, with secondary listings on A2X, the Namibian Stock Exchange (SRH) and the Lusaka Stock Exchange.

What brands does Shoprite Holdings own?
Its principal banners are Shoprite, Checkers and Usave, plus Checkers Hyper, FreshX, LiquorShop, MediRite, Petshop Science, little me, Computicket, Money Market, Transpharm, OK Franchise and the Sixty60 delivery service.

When was Shoprite founded?
The Shoprite chain began in 1979 in Cape Town. The listed group formed in 1991 when Shoprite acquired Checkers in a R55 million reverse merger.

How many stores does Shoprite have?
The group operates more than 3,400 corporate and franchise stores across eight African countries as of late 2025.

Is Shoprite the same as the US ShopRite?
No. The South African Shoprite Holdings is unrelated to ShopRite, the Wakefern cooperative supermarket banner in the northeastern United States.