Business overview
Lewis is South Africa’s single largest furniture brand and contributes 82% of the group’s merchandise sales.
Best Home and Electric has increased its share of group sales to 12% through an active store expansion programme in recent years.
Lifestyle Living, which was acquired by the group in 2003 to focus on higher income customers, accounts for 6% of merchandise sales.
The retail chains are supported by Monarch Insurance, the group’s short-term insurer.