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Instacart Aims to Cement Online Grocery Presence by Converting Casual Users Into Regulars
Delivery // September 10, 2024

Instacart is ramping up its efforts to capture and keep customers as it aims to cement its status in the online grocery sector. The company is concentrating on two primary objectives: bringing in new users, elevating engagement with its current clientele, and creating “habituated customers.”...

Instacart Expands Services, Partners With Uber Eats to Integrate Restaurant Orders
Aggregators // August 06, 2024

On Tuesday (Aug. 6), Instacart announced an expansion of its service portfolio as part of its strategy to solidify its position in the online grocery market. The company has forged a new partnership with Uber Eats, enabling customers to order both groceries and restaurant meals through...

Instacart Extends Retail Media Data to YouTube, Powering Shoppable Ads
eCommerce // June 17, 2024

Instacart has partnered with YouTube to make the video platform’s ads shoppable. In this pilot, select consumer packaged goods (CPG) brand partners of Instacart will be able to use shoppable ads on YouTube to inspire consumers to purchase items for same-day delivery, Instacart said in...

Instacart Focuses on Connected Stores as It Cuts 7% of Workforce
Earnings // February 13, 2024

Even as Instacart is undergoing major layoffs to cut costs, the company continues to invest in fully digitizing the physical store to boost omnichannel efficiency. CEO Fidji Simo said in a Tuesday (Feb. 13) letter to shareholders discussing the company’s fourth-quarter 2023 financial results that Instacart...

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Instacart Aims to Cement Online Grocery Presence by Converting Casual Users Into Regulars

September 10, 2024
Instacart is ramping up its efforts to capture and keep customers as it aims to cement its status in the online grocery sector. The company is concentrating on two primary objectives: bringing in new users, elevating engagement with its current clientele, and creating “habituated customers.” During the company’s second-quarter earnings call, CEO Fidji Simo noted […]

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Instacart Says Smart Cart Gamification Features Make Shopping ‘an Adventure’

October 07, 2024
Instacart has added new gamification features to its smart carts, saying they will make grocery shopping “feel like an adventure” and encourage shoppers to earn rewards and credits, earn savings and discover new products. Together with these features, the company has also added location-based coupons and aisle-aware advertising formats to its smart carts, Instacart said […]

Instacart Extends Retail Media Data to YouTube, Powering Shoppable Ads

June 17, 2024
Instacart has partnered with YouTube to make the video platform’s ads shoppable. In this pilot, select consumer packaged goods (CPG) brand partners of Instacart will be able to use shoppable...

Instacart Stock Closes Below IPO Price Week After Public Debut

September 26, 2023
Instacart’s stock closed below its initial public offering (IPO) pricing for the first time on Tuesday (Sept. 26), a week after its public debut. The online grocery delivery company’s stock fell...

Instacart Stock Closes 12% Higher Than IPO Price

September 19, 2023
Instacart stock closed at $33.70 a share on Tuesday (Sept. 19), the day of its initial public offering (IPO). Priced at $30 a share on Monday (Sept. 18) by the grocery-delivery company,...