Spar and Uber Eats partner

Spar and Uber Eats have entered a partnership that allows customers to buy groceries on the on-demand food delivery app.

There are already 275 Spar stores live on the Uber Eats app, with plans to expand to over 800 nationwide.

Pick n Pay’s ASAP! is already available on the MrD food delivery app while Checkers Sixty60 has seen tremendous growth by achieving R18.9 billion in sales on the platform alone in the year to end-June, from its results shared in September 2025.

The SA retail and grocery landscape is going through a structural shift, as consumer demand is driving the need for speed, access, and flexibility, according to a media release from Spar.

According to McKinsey’s State of Grocery Retail 2024 report, grocery sales in South Africa have grown to 54% annually since 2019 to reach R23 billion, with 26% of consumers planning to increase their online grocery spend.

The company says Uber Eats’ technology, logistics and consumer reach will be leveraged by Spar’s national footprint and network.

Alex Troughton, EMEA RGM for Grocery & Retail at Uber Eats says consumers no longer view delivery as a luxury, they expect it.

“Expanding Spar stores on the Uber Eats app means we’re not just enabling convenience, we’re reimagining retail around consumer behaviour, backed by data, insights, and real outcomes,” says Troughton.

Spar has an independent retail model, with around 80% of stores independently owned, which it believes positions it as a platform for local empowerment.

“By bringing Spar, Tops, and KwikSpar stores online, the partnership supports hundreds of entrepreneurs, helping them compete in a digitising retail landscape while connecting them to millions of new customers.”

“As a deeply local retail network, Spar’s roots are in community,” says Blake Raubenheimer, Omnichannel Executive at SPAR Southern Africa.

“By scaling Spar with Uber Eats, we’re extending that community connection into the digital economy, helping our independent retailers access new markets and more customers.”