--- title: Takealot bets local scale can hold Amazon at bay | daily.dev description: Takealot Group CEO Frederik Zietsman positioned the company's first full-year profit in 15 years as proof that its local ecosystem can withstand competition... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/takealot-bets-local-scale-can-hold-amazon-at-bay-ts3rauxl1 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Takealot bets local scale can hold Amazon at bay | daily.dev og:description: Takealot Group CEO Frederik Zietsman positioned the company's first full-year profit in 15 years as proof that its local ecosystem can withstand competition... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/takealot-bets-local-scale-can-hold-amazon-at-bay-ts3rauxl1 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/TS3raUxl1.png og:image:alt: Takealot bets local scale can hold Amazon at bay og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Takealot bets local scale can hold Amazon at bay **[TechCentral](https://daily.dev/sources/techcentral)** · 5 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Takealot Group CEO Frederik Zietsman positioned the company's first full-year profit in 15 years as proof that its local ecosystem can withstand competition from Amazon, Shein, and Temu in South Africa. Group revenue rose 18% to R17.7-billion, crossing the US$1-billion mark, while adjusted operating profit swung from a R213.8-million loss to R171-million. Key growth drivers include the TakealotMore multi-retailer subscription programme (membership up 74%, member GMV up 193.5%), the Mr D delivery app, and Takealot Fulfilment Solutions (revenue up 93.5%). Despite the turnaround, parent company Naspers declined to reverse a R5.9-billion impairment, citing forecast uncertainty. Zietsman argued that local market knowledge, data advantages, and a broad ecosystem spanning 6.2 million active customers give Takealot a durable edge over global rivals. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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