takealot.com

Overview

South Africa's leading e-commerce platform, established in 2011 and part of the Takealot Group, a subsidiary of Naspers. Headquartered in Cape Town, it is recognized as the largest customer-centric online shopping destination in Africa, growing significantly through strategic acquisitions and investments including Mr D for food delivery and Superbalist for fashion.

Offering a broad range of products such as electronics, household appliances, beauty products, apparel, and groceries, the platform provides fast and reliable delivery options and multiple payment methods to enhance the shopping experience. The company reported approximately $872 million in revenue for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025, reflecting strong growth in a competitive market. With a focus on customer satisfaction and innovative logistics, their aim is to change lives in South Africa through e-commerce.

Basic Information

Contact Details

• Phone: +27 87 820 5058
• Website: takealot.com
• LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/takealot

Key Focus Areas & Initiatives

• Online retail
• Innovation in retail technology
• Fast and reliable delivery
• Diverse product assortment
• Customer experience & satisfaction
• Strategic market expansion
• Digital payments & secure payment methods
• Mobile commerce
• Multi-channel retail
• Market leadership in Africa
• Growth strategy
• Technology integration
• Retail innovation
• International shipping
• Promotional offers & discounts
• Loyalty program

Technologies Used

• 33Across
• ACL
• AI
• AWS Trusted Advisor
• Adform
• Adobe Media Optimizer
• Adobe Photoshop
• Angular
• Apache Kafka
• AppNexus
• Atlassian Cloud
• Audacity
• BASE
• Brocade Switches
• C#
• Canva
• Cassandra
• Cedexis Radar
• CloudFlare Hosting
• Cloudflare DNS
• Coursera
• CrazyEgg
• Docker
• DoubleClick
• DoubleClick Conversion
• Facebook Custom Audiences
• Facebook Login (Connect)
• Facebook Widget
• Flix Media
• Gem
• Git
• Gmail
• Google AdSense
• Google Ads
• Google AlloyDB for PostgreSQL
• Google Analytics
• Google Apps
• Google Cloud
• Google Cloud Hosting
• Google Dynamic Remarketing
• Google Font API
• Google Maps
• Google Maps (Non Paid Users)
• Google Play
• Google Plus
• Google Sheets
• Google Tag Manager
• Google Workspace
• Grafana
• Greenhouse.io
• IoT
• Javascript
• Kotlin
• Kubernetes
• Laravel
• Looker
• Mailchimp Mandrill
• Metabase
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Office 365
• Mobile Friendly
• Nginx
• Open AdStream (Appnexus)
• OpenX - Exchange
• Pardot
• Play Framework
• PubSub+
• Python
• RTB House
• Rackspace MailGun
• React
• React Native
• React Redux
• Redis
• Remote
• Rubicon Project
• SQL
• SWIFT
• Salesforce
• Scala
• Slack
• Snapchat
• Tableau
• TikTok
• TripleLift
• UltraDns
• Vimeo
• Wistia
• WordPress.org
• YouTube
• Zendesk
• reCAPTCHA

Affiliated Organizations & Regional Branches

• Takealot Group
• Superbalist