South Africa, May 26 -- Operating profit grew by 9.4% to R6.3bn, while the group continued to expand its retail footprint, scale its financial services capabilities, and integrate strategic acquisitions.

Trading momentum strengthened through the period, with retail platform sales growth accelerating from 10.6% in the first quarter to 12.0% in the second quarter.

This supported further market share gains, expanded customer reach across physical and digital channels, and strong growth across the Financial Services and Informal Market Platform segments.

Pieter Erasmus, chief executive officer of Pepkor Holdings Limited, said, "These results reflect the strength of our business model and the disciplined execution of our strategy. We conti...