SuperValu has announced a new delivery partnership with Uber Eats that will enable customers to get their SuperValu shopping delivered in as little as 40 minutes.
The partnership is now live in SuperValu Lucan, near Dublin, and will be rolled out across a further eight SuperValu stores in the coming weeks.
The service will offer customers accelerated delivery for the very best of SuperValu, with thousands of grocery items on offer ranging from SuperValu’s fresh produce across meat, fruit & veg, and bakery items, to own brand range and market-leading convenience meals.
“Our customers value the convenience provided by online shopping. This partnership with Uber Eats builds on our offering in this area and will offer rapid same-day delivery to SuperValu customers, giving them more choice in how they purchase from us,” Luke Hanlon, managing director of SuperValu, said.
“Through Uber Eats technology and expertise, we can provide our customers with on demand delivery of their favourite products from SuperValu in as little as forty minutes.”
The initial participating stores will be in Dublin and Limerick.
Leanne Purcell, general manager at Uber Eats Ireland, said: “We’re excited to launch rapid grocery delivery on Uber Eats in Ireland for the first time, building on the incredible growth of on-demand delivery across the world. We’re particularly thrilled to partner with SuperValu – a much-loved brand that’s deeply ingrained in Irish communities. We look forward to helping shoppers get everyday essentials straight to their door, providing the choice and easy convenience that we know they really love.”
Since Uber Eats started offering groceries and convenience more than four years ago across its other markets, shopping habits have shifted, with more people shopping for groceries more often, moving away from a ‘big’ weekly shop to making more last minute, ad hoc orders, the platform said.
There’s also been a change in what people order and a move towards healthier groceries like fruit and vegetables, with milk being the most popular grocery item ordered on Uber Eats in the UK, closely followed by bananas.
The Uber Eats partnership complements SuperValu’s existing online offering which will continue to serve customers as normal.
