TRADING UPDATE 
14 January 2013

SHOPRITE HOLDINGS LIMITED
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
Registration no. 1936/007721/06
ISIN: ZAE000012084
JSE share code: SHP
NSX share code: SRH
LuSE share code: SHOPRITE
("the Group")

For the six months to December 2012 the Shoprite group grew turnover by 13,8% to R46,7bn. Growth on a like-for-like basis was 6,9%.
Its South African supermarket operation increased sales by 11,5% and by 6,2% on a like-for-like basis. For the month of December sales were 10,8% higher than in the corresponding period. Internal food inflation averaged 4,3% for the period, well below the official figure of 5,9%.

In an environment in which the rand continued to weaken against most non-RSA currencies, the company's supermarkets outside the country achieved sales growth of 28,2% and, on a like-for-like basis, of 13,4%. Taken at constant currencies turnover grew by 23,5% in rand terms.

Shoprite CEO Whitey Basson said the furniture industry continued to be one of the sectors most affected by the current economic conditions. Shoprite's furniture division nevertheless grew sales by 4,8% for the six months. This growth came mainly from the lower LSM groups.

The company's financial results for the six months will be published on Tuesday, 19 February.

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ISSUED BY DKC (De Kock Communications)
ON BEHALF OF Shoprite Holdings (Pty) Ltd
DATE ISSUED 14 January 2013
ENQUIRIES Sarita van Wyk, Shoprite Corporate Communication Manager,  021 980 4269
Ben de Kock, DKC, 021 422 2690

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