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People love to shop online for groceries — but there's a major nutrition downside
October 17, 2024 | 4:00amTwenty percent of Americans buy groceries online, while over 80% have done so at some point in the past three years, research shows.
Instacart driver says she attempted food delivery to prison for 'death row inmate feast'
May 14, 2024 | 8:31pmA delivery driver is attracting attention online after she claimed in a TikTok video that a food order she picked up was requested to be delivered to a prison for...
Instacart debuts AI-driven 'smart carts' to Big Apple retailers
April 6, 2024 | 12:29pmInstacart's Caper Carts use AI to identify items, their price and the weight of produce -- and allow shoppers to check out stress-free with a click on a touch screen.
Angie Harmon accuses Instacart delivery driver of shooting and killing her dog
April 2, 2024 | 3:26amAngie Harmon accused an Instacart delivery driver of shooting and killing her family's dog in a social media post shared Monday.
Instacart cutting 250 jobs as weak sales growth sends shares plunging
February 13, 2024 | 5:11pmThe grocery-delivery firm joins several US and Canadian firms that have been laying off thousands of employees as they scramble to reduce costs,
Top zip codes in America for trick-or-treating, according to Instacart
October 17, 2023 | 8:38pmInstacart has created something to pique your interest in spooky season: a list of the top spots to trick-or-treat in the United States.
Billionaires no more: Online delivery app execs' fortunes plummet as demand wanes
October 4, 2023 | 12:44pmThe executives behind DoorDash, Getir, Instacart and Just Eat Takeaway have seen their fortunes plummet by a combined $15 billion, Bloomberg reported.
Investors hoping Instacart delivers in highly anticipated IPO filing
August 25, 2023 | 4:21pmThe San Francisco-based company had earlier aimed to list in the fourth quarter of last year, but deferred its plans as a sell-off in technology stocks and the Federal Reserve's...
Shopper shocked by nearly $2,800 grocery bill after placing order of less than $300
August 13, 2023 | 4:54pmAn Ohio woman was shocked when what was meant to be a routine order for a few hundred dollars of groceries from Kroger turned into a nearly $2,800 bill.
No charges after teens delivering for Instacart get shot at after going to wrong address
April 23, 2023 | 12:13pm"That's when I said, 'We got to go, we got to go,' " one of the teens said. "I was scared, I'm not going to lie."
I got the wrong Instacart order delivered to me -- it was for a stranger
March 19, 2023 | 5:11pmOne woman on TikTok received the wrong Instacart order-- but she loved what she got instead.
I deliver for Instacart — and I had the most awkward naked encounter
January 24, 2023 | 10:12pm"I am laughing so hard at your descriptors," one TikTok commenter giggled. "I would die."
America's Halloween candy preferences identified state-by-state: report
October 14, 2022 | 4:44amInstacart’s annual Halloween report reveals the top purchase in all 50 states.
'It's About Damn Time' you shop Lizzo's official Instacart grocery list
August 25, 2022 | 1:30pmIn a minute, imma need Lizzo's grocery list to pump me up.
Instacart searches for Choco Taco up 30,000% after Klondike cuts treat
July 29, 2022 | 4:28pmThis week, Klondike announced that Choco Taco production will come to an end this year after first launching in 1983.
Instacart slows hiring across the company during brutal tech downturn
May 26, 2022 | 4:33pmThe news comes two months after Instacart slashed its valuation from $39 billion to $24 billion and said it had confidentially filed for an initial public offering.
Amazon tests delivery of packages directly from shopping malls
May 23, 2022 | 12:53pmAmazon is testing a new service that uses gig drivers to deliver goods directly from stores at shopping malls. The Seattle-based web giant’s so-called “Flex” drivers, who use their own...
Instacart grocery app files for IPO after slashing valuation
May 12, 2022 | 11:53amGrocery delivery app Instacart said it had confidentially filed with the US securities regulator to go public, not long after the pandemic darling was forced to slash its valuation by...
Ex-Instacart driver in anti-police spat now accused of assaulting dad
April 15, 2022 | 2:40pmTara Olivia Plum -- who made headlines in December when Blaine police said she blasted cops as “racist pigs” on the elderly couple’s receipt -- was arrested Wednesday at a...
Woman orders COVID test — and receives hilarious substitution instead
January 3, 2022 | 4:12pmDelivery company Instacart's substitution option may have missed the mark this time.