In 2023, Shoprite had a workforce of 153,726 employees, which was over 60,000 more than Pick n Pay. According to Shoprite’s quarterly report issued in March 2024, the number of people it employed had increased to over 160,000. This makes Shoprite the second-largest employer in South Africa after the government. On the other hand, Pick n Pay’s employee numbers have remained relatively static, hovering around the 90,000 mark since 2019.
Shoprite’s Checkers Sixty60 and Pick n Pay’s ASAP delivery apps have become an integral part of South African culture. Although it is difficult to obtain exact numbers on home deliveries and app downloads, it appears that Checkers Sixty60 might be slightly ahead. The service covers 505 locations compared with Pick n Pay’s 400. In its 2023 integrated report, Pick n Pay reported ‘over 4-million installs,’ while Checkers Sixty60 claimed 4.5-million downloads of their app in a recent promotional video.