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SAN FRANCISCO and ATLANTA — Instacart is teaming up with the largest home improvement retailer — The Home Depot — to offer same-day delivery in as fast as an hour from nearly 2000 store locations. Customers can now order a wide range of home improvement items on Instacart’s platform – from garden essentials and building supplies to […]
Emily Reuter has been promoted at Instacart from VP of Finance to be the new Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Reuter has a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science from Yale and an MBA from Stanford. Instacart CEO talked about Emily’s promotion in a company memo: Before Instacart, Emily spent nearly a decade at Uber, where she […]
SAN FRANCISCO — Instacart and Uber Technologies, Inc. have announced a strategic partnership to bring Uber Eats restaurant delivery to Instacart customers. In the coming weeks, Instacart customers nationwide will be able to use the Instacart app to order from hundreds of thousands of restaurants, powered by Uber Eats. The deal allows Instacart to take […]
Instacart, the nation’s leading grocery delivery company, has released its first-ever list of 75 emerging brands for 2022. The company used year-over-year sales data to identify the 75 fastest-growing emerging brands of 2022 on Instacart. On this year’s list you’ll find lots of innovative options in the better-for-you category, including vegetarian meals from brands like […]
Lowe’s, the nation’s second-largest home improvement chain, says that same-day delivery is now available with Instacart from more than 1,700 Lowe’s stores nationwide. Nearly 30,000 items can be ordered for delivery from local Lowe’s stores in as fast as an hour, freeing up customers to spend more time sprucing up, decorating and making holiday memories […]
SAN FRANCISCO – Instacart, the leading grocery delivery company in North America has launched the new Instacart Mastercard credit card, in partnership with Chase Bank. Mastercard serves as the exclusive payments network. With this first-ever credit card from Instacart, cardmembers can earn unlimited cash back with a range of redemption options, along with additional rewards and […]
SAN FRANCISCO – Instacart, the leading grocery delivery company in North America, announced that Electronic Benefits Transfer and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (EBT SNAP) can now be used to buy groceries online in 10 additional states – Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Louisiana, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming – through the Instacart App and […]
SAN FRANCISCO — Instacart, the leading grocery delivery service, announced the introduction of Cart Star, a new shopper rewards program that will invite shoppers to get recognized for their hard work on the platform. Instacart has over 600,000 shoppers nationwide that shop for items at supermarkets and delivery directly to customers. The Cart Star program will […]
Last October, Instacart launched service with Grocery Outlet – the leading extreme value retailer in the U.S. based in Emeryville – making online shopping and delivery available to Grocery Outlet customers for the first time. The initial pilot ran for six months across nearly 70 Grocery Outlet stores in California, and Instacart is now expanding […]
Instacart, the nation’s leading grocery delivery service, announced a new plan to protect its delivery drivers from tip baiting. This is when an order features a tip (sometimes substantial) and then after delivery the customer reduces the tip to zero. This often infuriates drivers who have spent time shopping and delivering groceries for a customer […]
Instacart has teamed up with TikTok, one of the leading social networks, to launch Shoppable Recipes – a new product integration that will allow food creators to make their recipes shoppable via Instacart delivery. Shoppable Recipes will also be found on Buzzfeed’s Tasty app, as well on Hearst Magazines’ properties like Delish, Good Housekeeping, and […]
Instacart, the nation’s largest supermarket delivery service, is teaming up with Delta Air Lines to give customers more ways to earn miles when they link their SkyMiles and Instacart accounts, with special earning bonuses for Instacart Express members. Once linked, members will earn 1 mile for $1 spent with Instacart, and Instacart Express members will earn […]