Shoprite Holdings, South Africa’s largest retailer, has reported that its on-demand grocery supply platform, Sixty60, elevated gross sales by 34.6% to R11.9 billion ($733 million) for the 26 weeks ended December 28, 2025.
The platform outpaced the group’s total gross sales progress of seven.2%, which introduced whole income to R136.8 billion ($8.44 billion).
The numbers, printed in Shoprite’s unaudited interim outcomes on Tuesday, spotlight that Sixty60 is changing into one of many Group’s most vital progress engines.
The hole between Sixty60’s progress fee and the broader enterprise exhibits the place Shoprite is discovering incremental demand in a troublesome shopper surroundings.
Shoprite nonetheless depends on conventional grocery shops, however Sixty60’s fast progress exhibits that quick, handy on-line purchasing is now a key manner the corporate protects its market share, particularly in busy cities the place velocity and low costs matter most.
Shoprite stated a part of Sixty60’s success comes from Petshop Science, its pet retailer chain with over 170 areas, which is now totally accessible by the app.
The retail large additionally pointed to a robust festive season efficiency, noting that its core enterprise grew at 5.3 instances the tempo of the remainder of the market over the vacation interval.
CEO Pieter Engelbrecht attributed the outcomes to a value-first strategy. “To our unimaginable staff who put affordability for our prospects forward of all else, making certain that our prospects can dwell higher, every day,” he stated.
Sixty60’s efficiency comes as South Africa’s on-demand grocery race turns into more and more crowded.
Woolies Sprint reported 23% income progress for a similar 26-week interval. Decide n Pay’s on-line gross sales grew 31.8% within the 48 weeks to February 1, 2026, pushed by its asap! service and grocery orders by the Mr D app. The retailer has additionally added clothes to its asap! platform that it expects will enhance its gross sales.
South Africa’s e-commerce market surpassed R130 billion (over $7 billion) in 2025, capturing practically 10% of whole retail gross sales and rising at an annual fee of 38%, in accordance with the On-line Retail in South Africa 2025 Report by World Huge Worx, Mastercard, and Peach Funds.
That’s up from lower than 1% of retail in 2019, a structural shift that platforms like Sixty60 are each driving and benefiting from.
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