{"id":588226,"date":"2022-05-19T14:58:18","date_gmt":"2022-05-19T12:58:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=588226"},"modified":"2022-05-19T15:15:52","modified_gmt":"2022-05-19T13:15:52","slug":"takealot-celebrates-birthday-with-huge-thanksalot-sale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/industry-news\/588226\/takealot-celebrates-birthday-with-huge-thanksalot-sale\/","title":{"rendered":"Takealot celebrates birthday with huge Thanksalot Sale"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>South Africa\u2019s favourite online retailer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.takealot.com\/?utm_source=referral&amp;utm_medium=advertorial&amp;utm_campaign=businesstech&amp;utm_adgroup=clickthrough&amp;utm_content=thanksalot_1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><strong>takealot.com<\/strong><\/strong><\/a> is officially turning 11 \u2013 celebrating this milestone and entry into its second decade by saying <em>Thanksalot<\/em> to loyal customers from 23 May to 5 June 2022.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s been quite a journey for the company, having started out in a small suburban home with stock stacked on shelves in the garage as the brand entered the South African e-commerce market.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.takealot.com\/?utm_source=referral&amp;utm_medium=advertorial&amp;utm_campaign=businesstech&amp;utm_adgroup=clickthrough&amp;utm_content=thanksalot_1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Click here for more information about Takealot<\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>From these humble beginnings, Takealot has expanded its footprint to reach every corner of the country, including 90 Pickup Points, more than 13,000 Takealot Delivery Team drivers and over 90 Takealot Delivery Team branches that service over three million happy customers.<\/p>\n<p>Across the Takealot Group there are over 5,500 direct employees, and a further 600 through various franchise operations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen you look back at the Takealot journey, it\u2019s a true showcase of the proudly South African \u2018can do\u2019 spirit that fills our country,\u201d says Frederik Zietsman, Chief Executive Officer of takealot.com.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat started as a new and exciting way for South Africans to browse and shop for their favourite DVDs, books, and electronics has turned into a platform that over three million people rely on to source everything they could possibly want in the palm of their hands.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As part of this 11-year journey, the company is proud of the positive impact it has been able to have by creating jobs, stimulating the economy, and using its vast network to help small businesses grow theirs through its Marketplace platform.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn addition to our wide reach and the jobs we\u2019ve managed to create, we\u2019re most proud of the positive impact we\u2019ve had on the SMME industry by providing a platform for over 7,000 SMME Marketplace Sellers to sell to our customer-base,\u201d says Zietsman.<\/p>\n<p>In celebration of this years birthday, takealot.com will be running a two-week long <em>Thanksalot<\/em> Sale with great deals with savings of up to 45% off on everything from TVs, Tech &amp; Accessories, Kitchen &amp; Appliances, Luxury &amp; Everyday Beauty, Sports &amp; Outdoor, Books, Toys &amp; more.<\/p>\n<p>But it\u2019s not just about the sale. One shopper who shops during the sale period may find a lucky golden smile in their box. The shopper who finds this golden smile ticket will win a Takealot voucher to the value of R100,000!<\/p>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/test.businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Golden-Smile-Banner-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-347160 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/test.businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Golden-Smile-Banner-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"453\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Shoppers who wish to collect their orders instead of having them delivered will also stand a chance to win vouchers as the Takealot team will be doing surprise visits to different Takealot Pickup Points across the country during the sale period with 100 Takealot vouchers worth R1000 each up for grabs.<\/p>\n<p>With daily prize giveaways on social media and daily coupons on offer across select products, this is set to be one of Takealot\u2019s biggest birthday celebrations yet.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Thanksalot<\/em> Sale will also dedicate the weekends during the sale period exclusively to showcase Marketplace Sellers and their special deals, further promoting and supporting local businesses with a \u2018Daily Deals\u2019 takeover.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>Watch the Takealot Thanksalot Sale TV ad today!<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/N7hPLFvf7gw\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Visit <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.takealot.com\/?utm_source=referral&amp;utm_medium=advertorial&amp;utm_campaign=businesstech&amp;utm_adgroup=clickthrough&amp;utm_content=thanksalot_1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>takealot.com<\/strong><\/a><\/strong> from 23 May to 5 June and celebrate Takealot\u2019s birthday the way it should be \u2013 with a smile.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>takealot.com says Thanksalot with amazing deals, giving back, and a grand prize for one lucky shopper.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":57,"featured_media":588230,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10459],"tags":[3314],"class_list":["post-588226","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-industry-news","tag-takealot"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/588226","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/57"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=588226"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/588226\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":588240,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/588226\/revisions\/588240"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/588230"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=588226"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=588226"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=588226"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}