Who owns Petshop Science?
Petshop Science is owned by Shoprite Group (South Africa, JSE: SHP).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Shoprite Holdings Limited Integrated Report 2025, 1 October 2025. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Shoprite Holdings Limited reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇿🇦 South Africa, Brackenfell, Cape Town
- Origin
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- Founded
- 2021
- Category
- Pet & animal care › Pet supplies & services › Pet supplies
- Parent ticker
- JSE: SHP
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Petshop Science
Petshop Science is a specialist pet chain launched in 2021, which the group says made Checkers the first South African supermarket business to open a dedicated pet shop selling specialist ranges at supermarket prices. It reached 144 stores by the end of the 2025 financial year, 60 of them opened that year, and its range is also available for same-day delivery through Checkers Sixty60.
Ownership timeline of Petshop Science
- Current owner Shoprite Group [1] reported
Where Petshop Science sits in Shoprite Group
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Shoprite Group
Shoprite Group controls 19 brands on Brandtree.
Founded in the 2020s
- Checkers Little Me (2021)
- Checkers Outdoor (2022)
- Forage and Feast (2020)
- Homegrown (2023)
- Uniq clothing by Checkers (2023)
Other brands in pet supplies, and who owns them
The 30 brands in pet supplies on Brandtree belong to 16 owners. The largest is Tractor Supply, with 3.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Aqueon | Central Garden & Pet | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Frisco | Chewy | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Musti | Sonae | 🇵🇹 Portugal |
| 4health | Tractor Supply | 🇺🇸 United States |
| BarkBox | BARK | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Fresh Step | Clorox | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Melo Pet & Garden | Grupo Melo | 🇵🇦 Panama |
| Cat's Pride | Oil-Dri | 🇺🇸 United States |
About the owner: Shoprite Group
Shoprite Group is a publicly listed company headquartered in Brackenfell, Cape Town, South Africa, founded in 1979. Brandtree records 19 brands under its control, and it is listed as JSE: SHP.
The Shoprite Group is the largest retailer in Africa and the largest private sector employer in South Africa, with revenue of R252.7 billion and 168,939 employees in the year to June 2025. It began in 1979 when PEP Stores bought a grocery company of eight stores, called Shoprite, from the Rogut family, and now trades from 3,478 stores including franchises, segmenting the South African market between distinct supermarket banners rather than running one. It has been narrowing that focus: its two furniture chains are held for sale, and its Ghanaian and Malawian operations are classified as discontinued.
Shoprite Group: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇿🇦 Petshop Science and other South African brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 175 brands that began in South Africa. 12 of them (7%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Petshop Science is not one of them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Petshop Science?
The parent company of Petshop Science is Shoprite Group, a publicly listed company headquartered in South Africa.
Is Petshop Science South African?
Yes. Petshop Science originated in South Africa in 2021 and its owner, Shoprite Group, is also headquartered in South Africa.
Is Petshop Science still owned by Shoprite Group?
Yes. As of 23 September 2026, Petshop Science is still owned by Shoprite Group. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Shoprite Holdings Limited Integrated Report 2025 — Shoprite Holdings Limited, Annual report, published 1 October 2025; retrieved 23 September 2026.
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