# takealot.com

> Takealot.com is South Africa’s leading general-merchandise ecommerce platform and the retail engine of Takealot Group. It combines first-party retail, a large third-party marketplace, national warehousing and delivery, pickup points, subscription benefits through TakealotMORE, and adjacent on-demand and business logistics services. The model serves consumers who want broad selection and dependable local fulfilment, sellers who need national reach, and businesses that want access to the group’s logistics infrastructure.

- **Founded:** 2011
- **Headquarters:** Cape Town, South Africa
- **Founders:** Kim Reid (Founder and founding CEO)
- **Team size:** Approximately 7,900 employees in the supplied company data; Takealot Group’s public company page states more than 7,300.
- **Products:** takealot.com, Takealot Marketplace, Takealot Delivery Team, Mr D, Takealot Pickup Points
- **Notable:** Built South Africa’s largest general-merchandise ecommerce platform after merging with Kalahari.com in 2015., Reached a first full-year group trading profit of R171 million in FY26 after a R384.8 million year-on-year turnaround., Generated R17.7 billion in FY26 group revenue, up 18% year on year.

## Products & services

- **takealot.com** — General-merchandise online retailer and third-party marketplace spanning electronics, appliances, home, beauty, sports, toys, books and other consumer categories.
- **Takealot Marketplace** — Seller platform offering catalog tools, demand access, warehousing, delivery and returns; marketplace sellers contributed 60% of takealot.com GMV in FY26.
- **Takealot Delivery Team** — National first-mile and last-mile delivery capability created from the acquired Mr Delivery courier network.
- **Mr D** — Group-owned on-demand platform for restaurant meals, groceries and an expanding range of local retail categories.
- **Takealot Pickup Points** — Collection and returns network that gives shoppers an alternative to delivery, including counters hosted inside Pick n Pay stores.
- **TakealotMORE** — Paid subscription combining delivery benefits and member offers across takealot.com and Mr D, with selected partner benefits.
- **TakealotNOW** — Fast local delivery proposition that extends selected Takealot products into quick commerce through the group ecosystem.
- **Takealot Fulfilment Solutions** — B2B logistics unit for freight forwarding, warehousing, fulfilment, courier and on-demand delivery services.
- **Retail Media** — Advertising and merchandising products that let brands reach shoppers across the group’s digital properties.

## Achievements

- Built South Africa’s largest general-merchandise ecommerce platform after merging with Kalahari.com in 2015.
- Reached a first full-year group trading profit of R171 million in FY26 after a R384.8 million year-on-year turnaround.
- Generated R17.7 billion in FY26 group revenue, up 18% year on year.
- Processed more than 60 million orders for more than 6.2 million active customers across the ecosystem in FY26.
- Expanded takealot.com Marketplace to 15,000 active sellers, which supplied 60% of platform GMV in FY26.
- Integrated more than 30,000 small businesses across group platforms and supported more than 12,500 township personal shoppers by FY26.
- Scaled TFS revenue by 93.5% year on year in FY26 as the group began selling logistics capacity externally.
- Improved takealot.com customer Net Promoter Score to 72 in FY26, according to the company.

## Latest updates

- **2026-06** — Takealot Group reported its first full-year trading profit: R171 million aEBIT on R17.7 billion revenue for FY26.
- **2026-06** — The group said it processed over 60 million orders for 6.2 million active customers, while TFS revenue grew 93.5% year on year.
- **2025-11** — Takealot Fulfilment Solutions promoted an integrated freight, warehousing and delivery proposition for external businesses.
- **2025-09** — Takealot Group’s first-half FY26 update reported 23% revenue growth and a 68% reduction in EBIT losses.
- **2025-07** — Takealot and Pick n Pay expanded their in-store pickup partnership to 30 locations, with 36 targeted by the end of 2025.
- **2025-07** — TakealotMORE launched its first MVP Days member sale and added a News24 subscription to the Premium plan.
- **2025-07** — The group launched Takealot Fulfilment Solutions as a standalone B2B logistics unit.
- **2024-09** — Takealot Group sold Superbalist to a South African investor consortium led by Blank Canvas Capital.

## Links

- Website: https://www.takealot.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/takealot
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/TAKEALOT
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TAKEALOT
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/takealotcom/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Takealot/

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Last updated: 2026-08-15