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SPAR Teams Up with Uber Eats: Groceries and Liquor Delivered in 2025

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July 16, 2025

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SPAR, the trusted community grocer, has officially plugged into Uber Eats, stretching its SPAR2U online shopping service onto one of South Africa’s top delivery platforms. The result? Simpler shopping and near-instant access to your pantry favourites, including alcohol.

A Match Made in Convenience

Open Uber Eats, and you’ll now see SPAR, Tops at SPAR, and KWIKSPAR options. By the end of July 2025, the partnership will include 150 stores, with a national rollout to 400 by year-end. With Uber Eats’ 52 000 drivers across 40 towns and cities, SPAR’s reach just got a major boost.

According to SPAR’s Omnichannel Executive Blake Raubenheimer, this is about bringing value, speed, and community into one platform. It also blends SPAR’s famously localised feel with digital convenience, which is exactly what today’s South African shopper expects.

What It Means for Shoppers

Groceries and liquor in one order
Whether you’re restocking the fridge or prepping for a Saturday braai, SPAR’s full grocery and alcohol range is now Uber Eats–clickable.

More ways to shop your favourites
You can still use the SPAR2U app, but now Uber Eats adds a familiar interface, ideal for anyone already using it for restaurant meals or Mr Delivery alternatives. SPAR says pricing and product availability are synced across platforms.

Local trust meets tech speed
Independent stores get to retain their unique product selections and community flavour while now being just a tap away. That combination of hyperlocal and high-tech is something few national retailers have nailed, until now.

The Bigger Picture: A Retail Shake-Up

This isn’t just a smart move for SPAR; it reflects a much broader retail trend. When Pick n Pay partnered with Mr D back in 2022, their online sales jumped by 48.7% year-on-year by March 2025. On-demand delivery alone surged by 60%. It proved that convenience, scale, and local retail could thrive together.

SPAR is aiming for the same success. Since rolling out with Uber Eats, its 2U delivery volumes have climbed sharply, with signs of strong adoption in both metro and regional towns.

Why It Matters in 2025

The modern consumer wants it all: speed, availability, variety, and zero drama. Especially post-lockdown, the demand for home delivery hasn’t faded. SPAR’s move into Uber Eats answers that call and sets the brand up for long-term relevance in a competitive landscape.

It also reduces the gap between informal shopping needs (like grabbing bread and milk) and more structured purchases (like ordering in your week’s groceries with a six-pack and a smile).

What’s Next?

SPAR isn’t stopping at groceries and liquor. The group plans to launch Uber Eats delivery of SPAR Pharmacy items and even hardware via Build It, a move that could position it as the first South African grocer to span fresh food, over-the-counter meds, and tools through one delivery ecosystem.

What Joburgers Are Saying

On X, one user wrote:

“Loving that I can now order milk and wine in one go on Uber Eats, SPAR just made life easier.”

Over on community forums, shoppers are impressed with the app’s accuracy and product listings, calling it one of the “least buggy grocery experiences available right now.”

SPAR’s Uber Eats plug-in isn’t just a digital upgrade; it’s a sign of the times. Retailers are embracing smart partnerships to meet South Africans exactly where they are: on their phones, in their kitchens, and in the moment.

Whether you need cleaning products, wine, or Panados, the Uber Eats app might be your new shortcut to a store that already feels like home.