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Thought Leadership

Takealot’s pick-up points a

milestone for SA e-commerce

Courtesy www.bizcommunity.com

Pargo CEO and co-founder Lars Veul shares why he thinks Takealot Pick-up Points
make so much sense.

IN MAY, popular online retail giant Takealot tailored for the local market.
announced the launch of its own Click and Click and Collect delivery is gaining
Collect network to service Takealot online traction in South Africa, following a trend
shoppers with a convenient delivery method that has been showing up globally. Pargo
by opening 30 of its own pick-up points has seen consistent growth since 2015 in
around the country. the percentage of people that prefer Click
This is a huge milestone for e-commerce and Collect to traditional home delivery. In
and Click and Collect in South Africa. fact, over last year’s Black Friday period, this
Takealot aligning its delivery and check-out percentage had grown to around 20 percent
experience with those of major South African of all deliveries.
e-commerce players like TFG, Cape Union When Pargo opened its doors in 2015 as
Mart, OneDayOnly, Wellness Warehouse and the fi rst last-mile company in South Africa
HomeChoice proves that online retail in South off ering Click and Collect, the percentage was
Africa needs a practical delivery solution at 5 percent.

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