

| 2007 | 2006 | ||||
| Notes | R000 | R000 | |||
| Continuing operations | |||||
| Revenue | 1 | 10 529 632 | 9 338 713 | ||
| Turnover | 1 | 10 051 373 | 8 922 939 | ||
| Cost of merchandise sold | 8 153 049 | 7 267 010 | |||
| Gross profit | 1 898 324 | 1 655 929 | |||
| Other income | 1 | 462 393 | 404 404 | ||
| Expenses | 1 866 889 | 1 701 269 | |||
| Depreciation and amortisation | 2 | 81 587 | 83 612 | ||
| Occupancy costs | 3 | 284 605 | 261 924 | ||
| Employment costs | 4 | 891 262 | 805 603 | ||
| Other costs | 5 | 609 435 | 550 130 | ||
| Impairment of property, plant and equipment | | (3 159) | |||
| Profit on disposal of property, plant and equipment | 29 402 | 483 | |||
| Goodwill impairment | 12 | (250) | (1 254) | ||
| Operating profit before financing costs | 522 980 | 355 134 | |||
| Net financing costs | (38 827) | (57 219) | |||
| Financial income | 1 | 15 866 | 11 370 | ||
| Financial expense | (54 693) | (68 589) | |||
| Profit before tax | 484 153 | 297 915 | |||
| Income tax expense | 7 | 129 965 | 74 796 | ||
| Profit for the year from continuing operations | 354 188 | 223 119 | |||
| Discontinued operations | |||||
| Profit for the year from discontinued operations | 6 | 26 320 | 22 871 | ||
| Total profit for the year | 380 508 | 245 990 | |||
| Basic earnings per share (cents) | |||||
| Continuing operations | 8 | 105.4 | 64.8 | ||
| Discontinued operations | 7.8 | 6.6 | |||
| Total profit | 113.2 | 71.4 | |||
| Diluted earnings per share (cents) | |||||
| Continuing operations | 8 | 102.3 | 63.0 | ||
| Discontinued operations | 7.6 | 6.4 | |||
| Total profit | 109.9 | 69.4 |