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Superbalist eyes reinvention amid Temu, Shein competition

Takealot Group boosts investment in its online fashion retailer, to modify its business model amid rising competition from Chinese multinational e-tailers

Takealot taps hi-tech to fight delivery truck robberies

SA’s biggest e-tailer establishes a high-tech security control centre in Johannesburg to monitor its fleet of delivery trucks.

Takealot doubles down on expansion amid Amazon pressure

South Africa’s biggest e-tailer expands its dark stores across the country, to better fend off rivals after the recent arrival of Amazon.co.za.

Amazon’s SA arrival expected to boost job creation

Amazon.co.za will create an incremental number of e-commerce and logistics jobs when it debuts, say local e-tailers.

Amazon’s SA debut to trigger 'battle of the marketplaces'

The e-commerce giant’s imminent entry into SA is expected to shake-up the online marketplace, provoking a battle to tempt SMEs.

After years of groundwork, ‘teenage’ Takealot targets profit

The e-commerce giant says it created around 20 000 direct jobs and over 13 000 indirect employment opportunities, and contributes billions to SA’s GDP annually.

Takealot sees surge in renewable energy system sales

SA’s biggest e-tailer records 3 000% growth in sales of generators, inverters and UPS devices since 2020.

Hurdling the final obstacle to explosive online commerce in Africa

One of the major stumbling blocks has been the difficulty around first-time delivery successes, says Charl Fouche, COO of AfriGIS.

Takealot makes organisational changes, reshuffles exec team

The local online retailer makes a number of organisational changes, with founder and CEO Kim Reid transitioning to the new role of group CEO.

Partial ban on e-commerce ‘unintelligible’ under level four lockdown

Local e-commerce players Takealot, OneDayOnly and Payflex say they will never be satisfied with a phased approach, until e-commerce operates unfettered.

Automation to cut work week to three days: Richard Branson

The billionaire warns future workforce transitions will drastically slash work hours, impacting remuneration packages.

Black Friday 2018 to be SA's biggest yet

Local e-commerce players expect to double their earnings this Black Friday, with intense preparations under way to ensure uptime and capacity.