Amazon has postponed its South African marketplace launch

[mylesillidge]

Amazon South Africa marketplace launch postponed

Amazon has delayed its South African marketplace launch until the end of the year, a well-placed source told Daily Investor.

Amazon planned to launch a marketplace in South Africa in February 2023 and secured warehouse space for its operations.

 

[Dylan_G]

 

[Dylan_G]

Curious. What would make them delay after announcing they were opening up shop?

 

[Cranjus McBasketball]

Ah the long goodbye. "We're delaying it until later" ---> "Just a bit more delay. But it's coming." ---> "Just one more year. For reals this time. Promise." ---> "Remember that whole marketplace we've been delaying? Yea well that's not gonna happen. We don't know what we were thinking trying to do a thing in South Africa. The guy who suggested it has been let go. Too bad, so sad."

 

[Petec]

Well, if you look at how Takealot is expanding is warehousing and logistics, Amazon has probably had to readjust some strategies,
Here is CT, Takealot is already adding additional space to 2 brand-new buildings, one of which is not even operational yet! They have bought up land at a rate that boggles the mind.

 

[Hamster]

Curious. What would make them delay after announcing they were opening up shop?

"We're going to need more solar panels than we initially thought"

 

[joostonteldoos]

Curious. What would make them delay after announcing they were opening up shop?

Loadshedding…..

 

[Polymathic]

I think they didn't get their marketing in order, I think they going to make their launch day an event so it will require loads of promotion.

 

[Acinixys]

Curious. What would make them delay after announcing they were opening up shop?

Probably

1. Insanely strong union presence (Amazon fukn hates unions)
2. Load shedding is ****ing everyone and they probably dont want to have to invest another 5 billion just so that they can keep the lights on 24/7

 

[dracolusus]

Wonder if they going to have the suicide booths for helping the staff "relax" during punishingly hard shifts? Or if they'll be allowed toilet breaks?

 

[purple face]

https://www.facebook.com/191437357620492/posts/pfbid0wDMp84CNgnYVVnaAiBpmUBN1yPXtmoxB1G989nKz59J3zfVRgv41XJqGeMzSSZXpl

 

[rvZA]

It will be cancelled in total. Eventually

 

[Vorastra]

Curious. What would make them delay after announcing they were opening up shop?

It's a business tactic. By announcing, it gets certain gears moving. Looks like it didn't get the right gears moving quick enough.

 

[purple face]

It will be cancelled in total. Eventually

do you work for Takealot?

 

[rvZA]

do you work for Takealot?

No, but they are on broken limbs as well and I do not think they will last very long in its current form, if at all. Just take a look at their service delivery the past year and their decline, this is evident.

 

[P00HB33R]

No, but they are on broken limbs as well and I do not think they will last very long in its current form, if at all. Just take a look at their service delivery the past year and their decline, this is evident.

You must be fun at parties...

 

[Mirai]

I don't know why people are excited about this. Amazon marketplace would just be the same products we see on Takealot sold in an Amazon branded box. If this was Amazon.co.za with a local warehouse, with goods which were imported at wholesale prices and therefore duties and cheap shipping, then maybe we'd see a wider selection and cheaper prices.

 

[skimread]

Have people not learnt that anything tech or telecoms related that are imment is South Africa means year

 

[Tinuva]

Amazon South Africa has launched

Amazon’s South African marketplace has gone live, offering free delivery on the first order.

mybroadband.co.za

 

[Velskoen]

The Shell, Anglo American, BNP Paribas et al surrender has spooked them.

The R370 grant won't buy much from Amazon.