{"id":794156,"date":"2024-10-07T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-07T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=794156"},"modified":"2024-10-07T14:40:03","modified_gmt":"2024-10-07T12:40:03","slug":"bad-news-for-takealot-delivery-fees-in-south-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/trending\/794156\/bad-news-for-takealot-delivery-fees-in-south-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"Bad news for Takealot delivery fees in South Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Takealot has increased the delivery fees and the minimum threshold for orders to qualify for free delivery in South Africa. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Takealot orders must now be at least R650 to qualify for free delivery, up from the previous R500.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The standard delivery charge for non-qualifying orders has also increased from R70 to R75.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Same-day delivery will cost R95, while next-day delivery is R90 for orders below R650 and R75 for orders above the threshold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Heavy\/Bulky goods are delivered by a two-man team from the Takealot Delivery Team or one of its third-party couriers at a R200 surcharge per item.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><div class=\"table-responsive\"><table class=\"table\"><thead><tr><th>Delivery Type<\/th><th>Below R650<\/th><th>Above R650<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Same Day<\/td><td>R95<\/td><td>R95<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Next Day<\/td><td>R90<\/td><td>R75<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Saturday<\/td><td>R75<\/td><td>FREE<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Sunday<\/td><td>R75<\/td><td>FREE<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Standard<\/td><td>R75<\/td><td>FREE<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>*Premium delivery only available in Main Centres (Cape Town, Kwa-Zulu Natal, Johannesburg &amp; Pretoria<\/em><em>)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The e-commerce store has, however, recently launched <a href=\"https:\/\/www.takealot.com\/takealotmore?srsltid=AfmBOooLEg27frL7FEZal_AXYOjUlxO8aJ3O2lLwzDUupZSGwHg0UMV_\">TakealotMORE<\/a>, which offers free delivery on purchases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The service has two tiers: a R39 per month standard subscription and a R99 per month premium service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Both packages allow unlimited free deliveries, but the R39 monthly subscription is limited to next-day deliveries only. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The premium package has unlimited free same-day (still a R500 minimum), next-day (no limit), and free weekend deliveries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The service is also available collections and selecting Mr D&#8217;s orders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/business\/542295-takealot-com-is-profitable-for-the-first-time-ever.html\">Speaking to the media in June<\/a>, Takealot Group CEO Frederik Zietsman said that after\u00a0Takealot.com reported its first-ever profit\u00a0in the financial year that ended on 31 March 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although the overall Takealot Group was still making a loss, Zietsman said that Mr D and Superbalist are making profits individually. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Zietsman said the group&#8217;s overall loss was due to Superbalist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, Takealot has since sold Superablist to a South African consortium of retail and private equity investors led by Blank Canvas Capital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Superbalist has also announced to its employees that it plans to cut a large percentage of its staff. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>BusinessTech received information from people close to Superbalist that the online store plans to retrench around 28% of its workforce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The reductions are expected to hit most departments, including engineering, product management, finance, design, buying, and support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-businesstech wp-block-embed-businesstech\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"pOXHG6TGmP\"><a href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/business\/793984\/retrenchments-at-one-of-south-africas-biggest-ecommerce-stores\/\">Retrenchments at one of South Africa\u2019s biggest online stores<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; 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