Stories Tagged as
Instacart
An app's worth is partly the data it's got on you, the customer
Sep 18, 2023
Retail apps like Instacart are valued more and more for their consumer data — and advertising possibilities.
Could food delivery apps help close the "grocery gap"?
by
Matt Levin
May 16, 2022
A report finds that online grocery delivery is offered in many areas where people lack access to fresh, quality food - but not everyone can take advantage of it.
Why superfast grocery delivery is coming
Dec 7, 2021
DoorDash is launching a DashMart service in New York City that promises grocery delivery in 15 minutes or less. It already has competition.
Customers want it now, and some apps are catering to those desires
by
Erika Beras
Oct 21, 2020
Customers want their stuff on the same day they buy it. Instacart can make that happen for some smaller retailers.
An algorithm determines gig workers' pay — and they don't like it
Jul 13, 2020
Gig workers' livelihoods are increasingly ruled by mysterious — and unpredictable — software.
Costco and Instacart expand deliveries to include prescription drugs
Apr 20, 2020
It's an effort to compete with drugstore chains and pharmacy startups.
"Tip baiting" is just the latest battle over tips among gig workers
Apr 10, 2020
Gig platforms have long been ambivalent about encouraging tips that many workers depend on.
For public good, not for profit.
Demanding better COVID-19 protections, workers nationwide plan walkouts
by
Andy Uhler
, David Brancaccio
and Alex Schroeder
Mar 30, 2020
Amazon, Instacart and Whole Foods face backlash from workers concerned about safe working conditions.
Social media fury over Instacart pay scale raises industry-wide concerns
by
Renata Sago
Feb 8, 2019
Instacart and other apps are competing for consistent customers, while worker pay is inconsistent.
Instacart workers feel sting of pay restructure
by
Sam Harnett
May 11, 2016
Recent pay changes have left some Instacart workers rethinking the gig economy