South Africa's biggest grocery retailer Shoprite Holdings on Tuesday reported a 9.6% rise in annual profit.

The retailer, which has more than 3,300 stores, said it had made headline earnings per share from continuing operations - a profit measure - of 1,166.2 cents in the year ended July 2, from 1,063.9 cents a year earlier. (Reporting by Tannur Anders, Editing by Louise Heavens)