Food Stamps

Instacart and InComm to Offer Grocery Delivery to Health Plan Members
Instacart and InComm to Offer Grocery Delivery to Health Plan Members
October 03, 2023  |  Partnerships

FinTech InComm Payments said its healthcare unit has launched a partnership with Instacart. The collaboration, announced Tuesday (Oct. 3), allows health plans to offer their members grocery and...

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Kroger Feels Impacts of Low-Income Shoppers’ Trade-Down Amid SNAP Cuts
Kroger Feels Impacts of Low-Income Shoppers’ Trade-Down Amid SNAP Cuts
September 08, 2023  |  Earnings

With many low-income consumers struggling with the impacts of the reduction in their benefits, Kroger is seeing its more budget-pressured customers pull back. The United...

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DoorDash Adds SNAP EBT Acceptance to Win Low-Income Shoppers’ Grocery Loyalty
DoorDash Adds SNAP EBT Acceptance to Win Low-Income Shoppers’ Grocery Loyalty
June 27, 2023  |  eCommerce

In an effort to gain share of consumers’ grocery spending both from traditional brick-and-mortar grocers and from aggregator rivals such as Instacart, DoorDash is expanding...

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Loss of SNAP and Grocery Inflation Push Consumers Off ‘Hunger Cliff’
Loss of SNAP and Grocery Inflation Push Consumers Off ‘Hunger Cliff’
May 07, 2023  |  Economy

High inflation and reduced government aid have led to a spike in food bank demand. A report Sunday (May 7) by Bloomberg News illustrates this trend...

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Paycheck-to-Paycheck Population May Surge as SNAP Benefits End and Student Loans Payments Resume
Paycheck-to-Paycheck Population May Surge as SNAP Benefits End and Student Loans Payments Resume
March 28, 2023  |  Connected Economy

Depending on the month, the roster of those of us living paycheck to paycheck is up a bit or down a bit. But through the...

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SNAP Cuts Set to Pinch Consumers and Retailers Alike
SNAP Cuts Set to Pinch Consumers and Retailers Alike
March 26, 2023  |  Retail

This week marks the last week before food stamp benefits return to “normal.” At the end of March, increases to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program...

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Target Aims at Lower-Income Shoppers by Accepting Food Stamps for Online Orders
Target Aims at Lower-Income Shoppers by Accepting Food Stamps for Online Orders
April 03, 2022  |  Retail

Target plans to allow shoppers use food stamps to pay for online orders, Reuters wrote Friday (April 1). This would position the retail giant alongside...

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PIN-On-Glass, Digital EBT And Grocery’s Tech Enabled Future
PIN-On-Glass, Digital EBT And Grocery’s Tech Enabled Future
May 11, 2020  |  Payment Methods

Though the issue has captured a lot of attention lately as the demand for online grocery order for pick-up or delivery has become a critical...

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Amazon Or Walmart? Who Won 2019’s Race For The Consumer’s Whole Paycheck
Amazon Or Walmart? Who Won 2019’s Race For The Consumer’s Whole Paycheck
December 31, 2019  |  Retail

A little more than a year ago, PYMNTS started tracking the race for the consumer’s whole paycheck between the two retail behemoths that have been...

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