1968, August
First Clicks store opens in Cape Town
1971, June
Clicks expands outside the Western Cape
1979, March
Clicks Stores Limited – later to be named the Clicks Group Limited
– is listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) with a
market capitalisation of R10 million
1980, June
Group annual turnover exceeds R50 million for the first time; 31 stores
1983, June
Group turnover exceeds R100 million; 44 stores
1983, October
Clickdin Limited incorporated and listed on the JSE, holding 50% of
the issued share capital of Clicks Stores Limited
1984, March
Acquisition of Diskom – now rebranded Discom – comprising
11 stores
1987, August
Trevor Honneysett appointed managing director
1988, July
Jack Goldin sells control of the company to Score Food Group
1991, February
Group turnover exceeds R500 million; 155 stores
1991, July
Jack Goldin resigns from the board and as chairman. Carlos dos Santos
appointed chairman
1992, April
Acquisition of Musica, the country’s leading music retail brand
1992, July
Control of the group moves to The Premier Group Limited. Gordon Utian
appointed chairman |
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1994, April
Turnover exceeds R1 billion; 330 stores
1994, December
Doug Band appointed chairman
1995, November
The assets of The Clicks Group Limited are sold to a subsidiary of
Malbak Limited, New Clicks Holdings Limited
1996, March
New Clicks Holdings listed on the JSE with a market capitalisation
of R880 million. Hugh Brown appointed chairman
1997, April
Malbak unbundles and the company has no controlling shareholder for
the first time. David Nurek appointed chairman
1997, September
Acquisition of the Compact Disc Wherehouse, a specialist music store
1998, July
New Clicks expands to Australia with the acquisition of the 70-store
Priceline chain
1998, July
Acquisition of the V&A Waterfront Top CD and Sessions music stores
1998, August
Group turnover exceeds R2 billion; 536 stores
1999, August
Group turnover exceeds R3 billion; 596 stores
1999, August
Acquisition of a 30% interest in the Link Investment Trust, which operates over 300 pharmacies. The stake was later increased to 56%
2000, December
Acquisition of House, a 66-store
homeware franchise brand
2001, March
Acquisition of Modisons, a discount retail chain in KwaZulu-Natal
2001, August
Group turnover exceeds R4 billion; 1 077 stores (including franchisees)
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2001, October
The Body Shop opens in South Africa through a direct franchise agreement
with The Body Shop UK
2002, July
Acquisition of Price Attack in Australia, a speciality haircare franchise
brand comprising 94 stores
2002, July
Acquisition of healthcare distribution company, New United Pharmaceutical
Distributors (UPD), subject to Competition Commission approval
2002, August
Group turnover exceeds R5 billion; 1 215
stores (including franchisees)
2002, September
Priceline Pharmacy launched in Australia
2002, December
UPD acquisition receives unconditional approval from Competition authorities
with effect from 1 January 2003
2003, April
Legislation passed enabling New
Clicks to implement an integrated
healthcare strategy, including the
introduction of pharmacy dispensaries
into Clicks stores
2003, August
Competition Tribunal grants approval for acquisition of PM&A pharmacy
group
2003, August
Group turnover passes R7 billion mark; 1 248 stores |
