Amazon is poised to shake-up retail once again by dramatically expanding its distribution network and speeding up delivery. To keep pace, competitors need logistics and fulfillment knowhow, and where better… Read More
Instacart is raising its prices and laying off employees. The grocery delivery company laid off 12 recruiters this month, Recode reported. Instacart CEO Apoorva Mehta attributed the move to a less… Read More
Allrecipes is teaming up with Instacart to offer one-hour delivery of grocery items that customers find while browsing through recipes on its platform. The Seattle-based company, which is aiming to reinvent itself… Read More
If you shop at PCC Natural Market (PCC), you can now have your groceries delivered. Instacart announced today that it is partnering with PCC to offer a one-hour delivery service from the largest… Read More
Target has unleashed a number of new programs aimed at bringing its online and digital experiences up to speed with market leaders, like Amazon. For instance, this fall, it’s speeding up… Read More
Seattle and Portland are the latest Instacart cities where personal shoppers can become part-time employees. The grocery delivery company announced today that shoppers in the two Northwest cities can apply… Read More
Those who like shopping at Seattle’s Central Co-op can now have their groceries delivered. Instacart announced that it will offer one-hour delivery from Central Co-op starting today. The company will deliver items… Read More
Updated at 9:15 a.m. with new details on Prime and Prime Fresh in California. AmazonFresh customers in Seattle, New York City and Philadelphia will get another three months of free grocery delivery without… Read More
Kids, Instacart and Whole Foods are about to do for you what they did for significant others on Valentine’s Day. Starting tomorrow, the grocer and delivery service are partnering to provide flowers… Read More
Grocery delivery service Instacart is now a pet supply delivery service in Seattle, Portland, and a dozen other cities. Following a pilot in Boston and San Francisco, Instacart says it… Read More
Those who like shopping at Natural Grocers now don’t need to leave the house in order to have their pantry stocked. Instacart announced today that it has partnered with Natural Grocers to deliver… Read More
Uber is to the taxi industry what Instacart is to … floral delivery companies? Similar to how Uber has upended taxi companies, Instacart is aiming to take business from those… Read More
Uber has decided to stay out of the grocery delivery market, at least for the time being. The company revealed in a tweet today that UberEssentials, its delivery service for… Read More
Instacart today officially announced that it has closed a $220 million Series C round, pushing total funding past $275 million for the fast-growing San Francisco-based startup. Re/code originally reported the… Read More
Instacart, the grocery delivery service led by former Amazon.com engineer Apoorva Mehta, is raising $220 million in a huge financing round that values the 2-year-old company at $2 billion, according… Read More
Instacart customers in Washington looking to get some booze for their holiday party this week will have to turn elsewhere. The grocery delivery company has temporarily suspended alcohol delivery in… Read More
The past year has brought a new wave of on-demand services to cities around the country — with groceries, dinner, a personal driver and much more available at your door with the press of a… Read More
Upcoming changes in the Amazon Fresh grocery delivery service in Seattle are causing some longtime customers to think twice. Is it worth the new $299/year Prime Fresh subscription? What about one of these newer services… Read More
Some people drive to the store for groceries. Margue Hunt logs in to Amazon Fresh. A tech and retail industry veteran and single mom, she started using Amazon Fresh as… Read More
Instacart is in the process of raising more than $100 million in an investment round that will value the grocery delivery company at $2 billion, according to a report by… Read More
Some people spend hours, days, and even weeks preparing the most badass Halloween costume possible. For the rest of us, finding something to wear is a stressful chore that often… Read More
Instacart has struck a formal partnership with Whole Foods Market, one which will allow for grocery delivery in less than an hour and allow customers to pick-up orders directly at… Read More
Portland folks now have a new way of ordering groceries to their door. Grocery delivery service Instacart today launched in the Rose City, giving customers a way to get groceries delivered from Whole… Read More
Need some deodorant? Run out of contact lens solution? Uber has you covered. The transportation startup is testing out a new service called Corner Store that delivers drug store items with… Read More
This might be the explanation you’ve been waiting for if you’ve been wondering why Amazon and others are willing to invest millions in selling groceries online. In a special report on Business Insider,… Read More
Grocery delivery service Instacart has raised a $44 million from investors including Andreessen Horowitz, Y Combinator President Sam Altman and Box CEO Aaron Levie — saying it will use the capital to fuel… Read More
Get ready for the online grocery wars. Instacart, the San Francisco-based grocery delivery company founded by former Amazon engineer Apoorva Mehta, just opened for business in Seattle. Interested users inside… Read More
Nobody would blame Webvan co-founder Louis Borders for staying away from the grocery delivery business. His company saw a meteoric rise during the first dot-com boom, but was laid low… Read More
Watch out, Amazon Fresh: a new competitor is heading into town. Instacart, the grocery delivery service that leverages the ‘sharing economy,’ is looking to expand to Seattle, according to a new posting on… Read More
Grocery delivery startup Instacart seemed to be well on its way to being a significant competitor with Amazon Fresh, but now its plans may have hit a snag. The company… Read More