Amazon South Africa expands into groceries, pet food and health supplements

Amazon has expanded its product offering in South Africa, launching non-perishable groceries, pet food and health supplements in hopes of winning over more customers.

Amazon, which has been selling in South Africa for a year, hopes its expanded offering will make it a one-stop shopping destination. Takealot.com, owned by tech investor Naspers , is the current e-commerce leader in South Africa and it already sells those products.

In a statement on Tuesday, Amazon said the product expansion marked a major milestone for its growth in South Africa,…