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Takealot

eCommerce site buys Mr Delivery arm to offer same-day deliveries

By Steven Norris: Staff reporter
Posted 5 October, 2011
Filed under Ecommerce

TAKEALOT, a South African online retail store and Mr Delivery Express, a subsidiary company of Mr Delivery Holdings are teaming up to give “speedier and more efficient service through the eventual introduction of same-day delivery for any item held in stock.” Simply put, same-day delivery for online shoppers. A 40% stake ...

Tags: e - commerce, Mr Delivery, Takealot
5 Cool African eCommerce websites

By Will Mutua
Posted 30 August, 2011
Filed under Ecommerce

There was a time when Africa's eCommerce platforms were so few in number as to be negligible. The ever increasing penetration of bandwidth onto the continent has seen that change. Africa now supports a number of viable eCommerce sites, each looking to take hold of a growing market. ...

Tags: Dealfish, Kalahari, MallforAfrica, Naspers, Takealot, TrueBranches