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Ackermans

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South African clothing retail company

Ackermans is a South African chain of clothing stores, and a subsidiary of major SA retail holding company Pepkor. Founded in 1916 in Wynberg, Cape Town, Ackermans has over 700 stores across Southern Africa, including in Namibia, Botswana, Lesotho, and Eswatini, and is headquartered in Kuils River, near Cape Town.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1916Founded1

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Ackermans is a South African chain of clothing stores, and a subsidiary of major SA retail holding company Pepkor.2

Corporate structure

Ackermans is part of a group headed by Pepkor. 15 entities, 7 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Pepkor Cape Town, South Africa
    • Ackermans Parow
    • Harris Scarfe Subsidiary · Melbourne
    • PEP Subsidiary · Parow
      • PEP Cell Subsidiary
      • PEP Home Subsidiary
    • Pep&Co Subsidiary · Watford
    • Pepco Subsidiary · Poznań, Poland
    • Postie Subsidiary
    • Boland Mountains SubCo Ltd Subsidiary · 100% · Cape Town, South Africa
    • Dunns Subsidiary · South Africa
    • Shoe City Subsidiary · South Africa
    • Tekkie Town Subsidiary · South Africa

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

Ackermans began in 1916 when Gus Ackerman opened the very first store in Wynberg, Cape Town, South Africa.

In 1960, Ackermans was sold to Greatermans.

in 1970, Ackermans was sold to Edgars who maintained its successful price discounter position.

In 1984, Pepkor acquired Ackermans. At the time, there were 34 stores across the country.

By the turn of the century Ackermans grew to over 200 stores across Southern Africa. By the end of the 2002/2003 financial year their stores numbered 284.

In 2021, with more than 450 stores in Southern Africa, the business was set to exceed R5 billion in turnover. As of 2024, Ackermans operates more than 1000 stores.

From Wikipedia’s article on Ackermans, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

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Timeline

  1. 1916Founded Founded1

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