{"id":42959,"date":"2025-11-25T10:50:48","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T10:50:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=42959"},"modified":"2025-11-25T10:50:48","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T10:50:48","slug":"274787","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2025\/11\/25\/274787\/","title":{"rendered":"Takealot bets on festive boom to deliver first full-year profit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_274788\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-274788\" style=\"width: 1500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-274788 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Takealot-bets-on-festive-boom-to-deliver-first-full-year-profit.jpg?resize=640%2C341&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Takealot bets on festive boom to deliver first full-year profit - Tessa Ackerman\" width=\"640\" height=\"341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Takealot-bets-on-festive-boom-to-deliver-first-full-year-profit.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/techcentral.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/tessa-ackerman-1500-800-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/techcentral.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/tessa-ackerman-1500-800-1024x546.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/techcentral.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/tessa-ackerman-1500-800-768x410.jpg 768w, https:\/\/techcentral.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/tessa-ackerman-1500-800-150x80.jpg 150w, https:\/\/techcentral.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/tessa-ackerman-1500-800-450x240.jpg 450w, https:\/\/techcentral.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/tessa-ackerman-1500-800-1200x640.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-274788\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tessa Ackerman<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>South Africa\u2019s<\/strong> largest e-commerce group, Takealot, expects to be profitable at the end of its financial year in March 2026.<\/p>\n<p>This is according to Takealot Group chief financial officer Tessa Ackermann who, speaking at a media even ton Tuesday, said the e-retailer will leverage the peak season to drive higher sales while dialling back capital expenditure.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you look at the retail cycle, a lot of money is made between October and December. We are expecting higher revenue off a stable cost base, so the second half will be profitable. And for the full year, should everything go right, we should be in a profitable position,\u201d said Ackermann.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"modern-quote pull alignright\">Just adding distribution centres as we expand does not work from a unit economics perspective<br \/>\n<\/aside>\n<p>The group on Monday reported 23% year-on-year revenue growth, excluding mergers and acquisitions. Gross merchandise value increased 16% year on year in rand terms while Ebitda \u2013 earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation \u2013 increased by US$10-million to $28-million.<\/p>\n<p>According to Ackermann, the group has made significant investments, through capex, into strengthening operational capacity. This includes distribution centres, last-mile logistics through the group\u2019s newly minted Takealot Fulfilment Services business and artificial intelligence to drive more efficient internal processes.<\/p>\n<h2>Competition intensifying<\/h2>\n<p>She said it takes around 18 months for group to get to a point where capital investments begin converting into gains for the business and Takealot will leverage past investments as it heads into the peak season. Of Takealot Group\u2019s three main business units \u2013 takealot.com, Takealot Fulfilment Services and Mr D Food \u2013 Mr D Food is already profitable. Ackermann said TFS is only \u201cslightly\u201d profitable, with more growth expected over the next six months.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is one thing to grow and another to grow profitably. We have invested in a lot of assets upfront, but just adding distribution centres as we expand does not work from a unit economics perspective,\u201d said Ackermann.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_238613\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-238613\" style=\"width: 1500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-238613\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1764067847_738_Takealot-bets-on-festive-boom-to-deliver-first-full-year-profit.jpg?resize=640%2C341&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Takealot Group CEO Frederik Zietsman\" width=\"640\" height=\"341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1764067847_738_Takealot-bets-on-festive-boom-to-deliver-first-full-year-profit.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/techcentral.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/frederik-zietsman-1500-800-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/techcentral.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/frederik-zietsman-1500-800-1024x546.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/techcentral.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/frederik-zietsman-1500-800-768x410.jpg 768w, https:\/\/techcentral.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/frederik-zietsman-1500-800-150x80.jpg 150w, https:\/\/techcentral.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/frederik-zietsman-1500-800-450x240.jpg 450w, https:\/\/techcentral.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/frederik-zietsman-1500-800-1200x640.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-238613\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Takealot Group CEO Frederik Zietsman<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Takealot is not blind to the threat from international competitors such as Amazon and Shein. Group CEO Frederik Zietsman said the competition from international outfits has intensified over the last year, but some macroeconomic factors have put consumers in a more favourable financial position, contributing to industry-wide growth.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: right;\">Read: Takealot sees off competitive threats to deliver revenue surge<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cThe consumer has had a tough time since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic and beyond, but we are seeing that turn. We are seeing inflation come down, and interest rates coming down has helped clear a lot of debt for consumers,\u201d said Zietsman.\u00a0 \u2013 <em>\u00a9 2025 NewsCentral Media<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Get breaking news from TechCentral on WhatsApp.<\/em>\u00a0<em>Sign up here<\/em><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n#Takealot #bets #festive #boom #deliver #fullyear #profit<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tessa Ackerman South Africa\u2019s largest e-commerce group, Takealot, expects to be profitable at the end of its financial year in&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":42960,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-42959","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mzansi"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42959","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42959"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42959\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":42961,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42959\/revisions\/42961"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/42960"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42959"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42959"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42959"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}