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Company Updates
Increasing Food Access: Helping Grocers Accept EBT SNAP Online in 49 States and Washington D.C., Powered by Instacart Platform
At Instacart, we’re committed to increasing access to fresh and nutritious foods. In 2020, we started accepting EBT SNAP online in partnership with our retailers using Carrot Payments – part of the Instacart Platform – to power these transactions at scale. Since launch, we’ve continued to grow this program to ensure families have access to the food they need, and today, we’re excited to share…...
Jul 25, 2022Company Updates View all
Company Updates
Introducing OrderUp, a new way to save time and money on Instacart with orders from two retailers– with just one delivery fee
Shopping for multiple items to get you through the week, but they’re only available at different retailers? Don’t worry– now you can OrderUp! Instacart users will now be able to add items from additional retailers…...
Aug 12, 2022
Company Updates
Instacart Connects FoodStorm Technology with the Instacart App, Unlocking Catering Order Ahead and Delivery for Grocers Across North America
Today, we’re proud to announce that FoodStorm, a SaaS order management system (OMS) from Instacart that powers end-to-end order ahead and catering for grocery retailers, is now integrated into the Instacart App. This integration extends…...
Aug 4, 2022
Company Updates
Instacart & Streetwear Fashion Designer Anwar Carrots Launch Limited Edition Collection Exclusively On NTWRK App
This year marks a decade of Instacart delivering on our mission to create a world where everyone has access to the food they love and more time to enjoy it together. In celebration of where…...
Jul 28, 2022Shopper Community View all
Shopper Community
10 Items or Less: Shop Like You’re Shopping for Your Own Family
The Instacart community is as diverse as the items in the grocery store — every day, tens of thousands of individuals shop, deliver, and become an extension of people’s households. We want to share this…...
Jul 28, 2022
Shopper Community
Our Commitment to Shoppers: Recognition and Rewards for the Best of the Bunch
We’re rolling out a suite of new product features each month to further our commitment to shoppers and share more about how we’re building an even better shopper experience. This month, we’re sharing more about…...
Jul 7, 2022
Shopper Community
10 Items or Less: Keep Up the Great Work
The Instacart community is as diverse as the items in the grocery store — every day, tens of thousands of individuals shop, deliver, and become an extension of people’s households. We want to share this…...
Jun 6, 2022Taste of Instacart View all
Taste of Instacart
Building a Data-Driven company with Anahita Tafvizi, Instacart’s Vice President and Head of Data Science
Anahita Tafvizi joined Instacart in early 2021 and today, she leads the Data Science team which has more than doubled in size during her tenure. Our Data Science team is charged with identifying and informing…...
Jul 25, 2022
Taste of Instacart
Happy Pride, from the Rainbow Carrots Community
Corinne McCreery here, Rainbow Carrots Employee Resource Group Lead. I’m based in Toronto as part of the Catalog Technical Account Management team and started my career with Instacart in San Francisco. I’ve been with the…...
Jul 5, 2022
Taste of Instacart
Honoring Juneteenth at Instacart
Last year, we announced Juneteenth as an official company holiday moving forward for all corporate employees. For us, Juneteenth is a day to reflect, listen, learn, and engage in critical conversations around racial injustice. At…...
Jun 16, 2022How It's Made View all
How It's Made
How Hundreds of Retailers Use the Instacart Partner Platform to Drive In-Store Efficiencies
Authors: Benjamin S. Knight & Bryan Rusk One of our core missions at Instacart is to enable our retailer partners. When we succeed at deriving efficient delivery routes, accurately predicting the time it takes to…...
Aug 10, 2022
How It's Made
The Instacart Bug Bounty Program – How We Work with White Hat Hackers to Secure Instacart
Authors: James Cha, Vickie Li, Shashank Mirji, and Frank Filho Let’s face it, there is no such thing as 100% bug-free code. And there is particularly no such thing as 100% security. That’s why a…...
Aug 4, 2022
Taste of Instacart
Building a Data-Driven company with Anahita Tafvizi, Instacart’s Vice President and Head of Data Science
Anahita Tafvizi joined Instacart in early 2021 and today, she leads the Data Science team which has more than doubled in size during her tenure. Our Data Science team is charged with identifying and informing…...
Jul 25, 2022Instacart Retail View all
Instacart Retail
How to Turn Every Grocery Delivery Into a Growth Opportunity On Instacart
Today's retail market is facing massive disruption. Grocers who provided delivery services in response to the pandemic lockdowns now find that consumers continue to appreciate, and expect, the same ease, convenience, and speed of these…...
Aug 12, 2022
Company Updates
Instacart Connects FoodStorm Technology with the Instacart App, Unlocking Catering Order Ahead and Delivery for Grocers Across North America
Today, we’re proud to announce that FoodStorm, a SaaS order management system (OMS) from Instacart that powers end-to-end order ahead and catering for grocery retailers, is now integrated into the Instacart App. This integration extends…...
Aug 4, 2022
Instacart Retail
Incorporating Proven Features From the Instacart App to Deliver a More Powerful Platform
Keeping shelves stocked and customers happy has always been challenging for grocers. Today, these retailers face new challenges that require new approaches. Before the pandemic, grocery was slow to adopt e-commerce and lagged when compared…...
Jul 28, 2022Instacart Ads View all
Instacart Ads
Tips For Shoppable Display Ads: Bring Together The Best Of Storytelling And Conversion
In May of 2022, Instacart announced that it was piloting a new offering for advertisers: shoppable ads — custom, shoppable ads that offer a more immersive way for brands to tell stories, engage their customers,…...
Aug 8, 2022
Instacart Ads
Working with Instacart Ads: Flywheel + Anheuser-Busch Success Story
In this series, Working with Instacart Ads, we take a look at real-world examples of brand partners who have successfully used Instacart Ads to meet, and exceed, their advertising objectives. In this article, we look…...
Aug 8, 2022
Instacart Ads
Amplifying Emerging Brands: Instacart’s Ads Initiative Continues Through 2022
The Instacart Ads Initiative is our commitment to support historically underrepresented, emerging brands and leaders by leveraging our advertising products. In 2021, we committed up to $1 million to support digital advertising for emerging Black-owned…...
Jul 18, 2022