How big is Takealot?

[Thor]

Hey, just for personal reference, does anyone have some statistics on how big Takealot's user base is currently?

 

[Necropolis]

Quite large I would imagine...

But I've never seen any published statistics.

 

[absynth]

Went to their new warehouse in Cape Town yesterday and judging by the size of it,their user base must be humongous.

 

[Wall]

I'd also like to know.

It'll be great if you knew their revenue for the financial year!

 

[Gtx Gaming]

Was checking my order numbers the other day ,they avg 4000 orders a day!

 

[Wall]

Was checking my order numbers the other day ,they avg 4000 orders a day!

4000 @ R100 average = 400 000 a day, that's a huge amount!

 

[rpm]

4000 @ R100 average = 400 000 a day, that's a huge amount!

I think you may be out by a bit - I think the average order is much higher. They must be doing a few million per day.

 

[SYNERGY]

I think you may be out by a bit - I think the average order is much higher. They must be doing a few million per day.

As are my thoughts. They raised 1 Billion Rands last year for expansion.

 

[theratman]

I'm sure they work on a low margin and if they are only doing 400 000 a day then they aren't making too much. Also I think the average order is well over R100.

 

[mika1000]

kno that when the hedge fund bought them their turnover had been around R76m. 2014 they did something like R3.2billion.

the hedge fund invested $650m and again $100m recently.

http://www.fin24.com/Companies/ICT/Takealotcom-raises-R1bn-for-expansion-20140526

 

[Dan C]

I think you may be out by a bit - I think the average order is much higher. They must be doing a few million per day.

I agree, most folks make orders over R250 at a time to avoid the courier fees. (unless they use the app)

 

[Ninja'd]

I agree, most folks make orders over R250 at a time to avoid the courier fees. (unless they use the app)

I have a colleague who always wants me to buy something with her to push up the total.

 

[Dan C]

I have a colleague who always wants me to buy something with her to push up the total.

haha, we all do it in the office

 

[Thor]

haha, we all do it in the office

+1 same here bulk buys for the win

 

[naeem]

so apart from the 4000 orders daily, any other guestimates to how many orders they receive daily?

 

[Dan C]

so apart from the 4000 orders daily, any other guestimates to how many orders they receive daily?

4001 when I feel like spending

 

[whatnot]

I remember when I collected my first order from the take2 offices/"depot" ... man have they come a long way.

Someone did something right.

 

[mister]

4001 when I feel like spending

what about stage 2 spending?

 

[Wasabee!]

I have a colleague who always wants me to buy something with her to push up the total.

Ask her what she is selling so she has a higher budget. Win win.