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Company type | Subsidiary |
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Industry | E-commerce, Retail |
Founded | 2011 |
Founder | Kim Reid |
Headquarters | Cape Town, South Africa |
Area served | South Africa |
Number of employees | 2000+ |
Parent | Naspers (2015–present) |
Subsidiaries | Mr D Food |
Website | www |
Takealot.com (stylised as takealot.com)[1] is a South African e-commerce company based in Cape Town, South Africa. It is regarded as South Africa's largest online retailer,[2][3] takealot.com has helped grow online shopping in South Africa,[4][5][6] and was the first local retailer to take part in Black Friday.[7][8] As of November 2019, over 2500 third-party businesses use the Takealot Marketplace platform to sell to over 1.8 million takealot.com shoppers.[3]