Jack Goldin, founder of Pick n Pay, Clicks, and Priceline, helped turn small stores into major retail brands globally.
The Clicks Retail Group has gone from operating out of one outlet in Cape Town to sporting over 900 stores and 715 in-store pharmacies—becoming the largest pharmacy, health and beauty retailer in Southern Africa.
Goldin’s first brand was a store that would one day become a South African retail staple: Pick n Pay. “In those early days, I learned an enormous amount just watching Jack outmanoeuvre the big chains… he would play intricate games with suppliers, negotiating tough deals… I didn’t always agree with all the tactics, in fact I very often disagreed, but I loved to listen to it all,” said Ackerman.
After successfully expanding in the Western Cape, Clicks opened its first store outside the province, which was located on West Street in Durban.
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