Checkers Sixty60 continued to outgrow the rest of the Shoprite Group in the six months to 28 December 2025, with on-demand digital commerce sales rising 34.6%, according to the Group’s latest interim operational update. 

The performance stands out against total Group merchandise sales growth of 7.2%, highlighting how quickly Sixty60 has become a material growth driver within South Africa’s largest food retailer.

Shoprite Holdings reported sales of approximately R136.8 billion for the interim period, an increase of R9.2 billion year on year. Supermarkets RSA, which contributes more than 84% of Group sales, grew by 7.1%, while Checkers and Checkers Hyper recorded sales growth of 8.9%. 

Sixty60’s growth rate was nearly five times faster than the Group average, despite operating off a significantly larger revenue base than most local e-commerce platforms.

Shoprite notes that internal selling price inflation averaged just 0.7% over the period, compared to official food inflation of 4.7%, and even moved into deflation during the key November to December trading window.

In this environment, growth was driven primarily by volumes rather than pricing. Checkers’ dense store footprint plays a central role here. 

With thousands of stores nationwide and continued expansion – a net 262 new Supermarkets RSA stores opened over the past 12 months – inventory is positioned close to consumers, reducing delivery times and fulfilment complexity relative to centralised warehouse models.

The interim period also reflects the ongoing broadening of Sixty60’s offer. Adjacent businesses, including newer formats such as Checkers Outdoor, Uniq Clothing by Checkers and Little Me, reported combined sales growth of over 70%. 

These categories increasingly feed into the Sixty60 ecosystem, shifting the platform beyond a narrow grocery use case and into higher-value, discretionary purchases.

This expansion matters in a low-inflation environment, where revenue growth depends on basket size, frequency and category mix rather than price increases. It also places pressure on competing on-demand platforms to match both speed and range while operating with fewer physical assets.

Shoprite’s performance comes despite clear macro headwinds. Like-for-like sales growth across Supermarkets RSA was 1.9%, reflecting constrained consumer spending and declining price inflation. 

NielsenIQ data shows that the Group still grew at more than double the rest of the market over the six months, underlining continued market share gains.

For investors, the Group guided to headline earnings per share growth of between 5.2% and 10.2% for the interim period, supported by volume-led sales growth, tight cost control and continued execution across store and digital channels.

The takeaway from the update is that large-scale retail logistics, store density and fulfilment discipline are becoming decisive competitive advantages. In a deflationary, price-sensitive market, growth is increasingly earned through operational execution rather than promotional spend or interface design.

Shoprite’s results suggest that on-demand commerce in South Africa is moving out of its experimental phase and into a more industrial one – where scale, proximity and reliability matter more than novelty.