Instacart Retail
FoodStorm
FoodStorm’s new features help retailers prepare for the holidays
The holiday season is just around the corner, and with it comes the annual surge in prepared foods orders that often overwhelms grocers. To tackle this challenge, many retailers have turned to FoodStorm, Instacart’s order management system (OMS), to efficiently manage high-volume orders like Thanksgiving turkeys, full holiday meals and custom party platters. Numerous retailers have onboarded over the past few months to prepare for…...
Oct 25, 2023
Instacart Retail
Product Updates: Carrot Connect API
In March, we announced Instacart Platform, a suite of technologies to power the future of grocery. Core to our vision of building the technology to power the future of grocery is delivering a suite of…...
Jul 25, 2022
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 –…...
Jul 25, 2022
Instacart Retail
Bad Orders to Big Opportunities: How Retailers Are Improving The Customer Order Experience
With the rise of e-commerce, consumers now have increasingly high demands for retailers. They've grown accustomed to the ease, convenience, and speed of shopping online for what they need and have come to expect the…...
Jul 14, 2022
Company Updates
Expanding with Walmart Canada to Pilot a New Virtual Convenience Store, Powered by Instacart Platform
Today, we’re excited to share that we’ve expanded our collaboration with Walmart in Canada to launch Walmart Now - a new virtual convenience store pilot powered by Instacart Platform and facilitated directly through existing Walmart…...
Jun 23, 2022
Company Updates
Expanding Same-Day Alcohol Delivery in Partnership with Meijer to Reach Nearly 75% of U.S. Households
With alcohol continuing to rise as one of the most popular digital aisles on Instacart, we’re proud to announce the expansion of Instacart’s alcohol footprint in partnership with Meijer. By partnering with Meijer to deliver…...
Nov 8, 2021
Company Updates
Delivering Value from Dollar Tree to Customers Nationwide
When it comes to major household expenses, we know that every dollar counts. More and more people are relying on dollar stores to save on everyday essentials like paper goods and cleaning supplies, school and…...
Oct 28, 2021
Company Updates
Welcome Caper AI to Instacart!
We’re excited to share that today we announced our acquisition of Caper AI (“Caper”), a leading AI-powered cart and checkout platform. Over the years, Instacart has been at the forefront of helping retailers move their…...
Oct 19, 2021
Instacart Retail
Expanding our APIs to support the post-checkout experience
To deliver excellent customer experiences, retailers must provide their customers with seamless post-checkout communications. Customers need to feel that they’re in control of everything that happens from the moment they check out online to the…...
Oct 7, 2021
Company Updates
Welcoming the FoodStorm Team to Instacart!
As a retailer enablement platform, Instacart is focused on growing our partners’ businesses by investing in innovative new technologies and services that deliver significant value to them and their customers. One area that we know…...
Oct 7, 2021