Clicks share price falls

"It (the trading update) is weak. They did not allude in the results or any presentation that trading had deteriorated to the point indicated in the numbers. It explains the sell-off in the market. It's not a good number," Syd Vianello, a retail analyst at Nedgroup Securities, said.

Clicks, which operates health, pharmaceuticals, beauty, lifestyle and recorded music stores, posted an 8,1% increase in sales in the 18 weeks to January 1. Comparable sales were up 4,2% with a selling price inflation of 0,4%.

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