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Instacart

🌎 instacart.com

Instacart is the leading grocery technology company in North America, partnering with over 1,500 retailers to facilitate online grocery shopping, delivery, and pickup services from more than 85,000 stores. The company provides a platform for consumers to shop for groceries from their favorite retailers and offers enterprise-grade technology solutions for retailers to enhance their e-commerce capabilities. Instacart also focuses on nutrition security and healthy choices through its Instacart Health initiative.

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Updates as of Oct 07, 2024

• David McIntosh has joined Instacart as Chief Connected Stores Officer in the United States, previously holding a position at another company.
• On October 7, 2024, Instacart launched new Caper Cart features including gamified quests, location-based coupons, and aisle-aware ads, partnering with retailers like Schnucks and brands such as General Mills.
• Instacart is enhancing its advertising platform with new tools like Retail Powered Media and Target ROAS, expanding data offerings, and forming curated partnerships to help brands reach new audiences in 2025.
• Instacart has partnered with Family Dollar to accept SNAP/EBT payments for online orders, enabling nearly 98% of SNAP households to shop for groceries and essentials with same-day delivery.
• Puvi Sinnathamby joined Instacart as Vice President of Engineering, Enterprise Solutions in Canada, previously holding a position at another company.

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