Articles about Instacart

Instacart and Uber file appeal in driver deactivation lawsuit against City of Seattle

Instacart and Uber aren’t letting up in their fight against a new law in Seattle. The companies filed an appeal… Read More

Judge denies Uber’s motion to block new Seattle law regulating the driver deactivation process

A federal judge denied Uber’s effort to stop the enforcement of a new Seattle law that establishes labor standards for… Read More

Uber sues Seattle over new law regulating how delivery platforms boot drivers off their apps

Uber is suing the City of Seattle over a new law, set to take effect in January, that regulates how… Read More

Instacart to pay $730K to settle alleged violations of Seattle’s gig worker sick time ordinance

Grocery delivery company Instacart has settled with the Seattle Office of Labor Standards for alleged violations of the city’s Gig… Read More

Tech Moves: Instacart COO lands at Microsoft in AI product role; ZoomInfo accounting chief departs

Asha Sharma is headed back to Seattle full-time for a new role leading product for Microsoft’s AI platform. Sharma was… Read More

Uber, Lyft, Instacart, DoorDash form coalition in Washington state to ‘protect driver independence’

Five evenings a week, sometimes more, Carmen Figueroa gets into her car, signs into her GrubHub account and sets out… Read More

Tech Moves: Adaptive Biotech hires commercial officer; Instacart names new president; and more

— Seattle-based Adaptive Biotechnologies announced Nitin Sood as its first-ever chief commercial officer. Sood will report to Adaptive Biotech CEO… Read More

Julie Larson-Green retires as Qualtrics CXO after IPO; Asha Sharma joins Instacart as COO; and more

Julie Larson-Green, an engineering leader and executive who spent more than 25 years at Microsoft, is retiring from her position… Read More

Instacart sues Seattle over law requiring premium pay to drivers during the pandemic

The Seattle City Council is once again embroiled in a legal dispute with a gig economy company over efforts to… Read More

This startup is taking on Instacart by helping gig workers launch grocery delivery businesses

The coronavirus pandemic has made grocery and food delivery workers essential while exposing the inequities and shortfalls of an on-demand… Read More

Instacart threatens to pull out of Seattle if new hazard pay law passes

Instacart said it may not be able to continue operating in Seattle if a law requiring hazard pay for delivery… Read More

Grocery delivery startup Dumpling raises $3M to democratize the gig economy, challenging Instacart from Amazon’s backyard

Seattle startup Dumpling raised $3 million for a personal shopping platform that flips the economics of the gig economy upside… Read More

Amazon to add new Whole Foods stores, expanding reach of Prime Now delivery, report says

Amazon is laying the groundwork to return Whole Foods to growth mode, adding new stores in the suburbs and states… Read More

Instacart’s grocery delivery partnership with Amazon-owned Whole Foods is officially ending

Starting next year, Instacart will begin removing in-store shoppers from Whole Foods stores, signaling the end of a four-year partnership… Read More

Amazon wins in shopper satisfaction for buying groceries online, but Walmart is more popular

A new national survey shows it’s a two-store race when it comes to buying groceries online, but there’s no clear… Read More

Instacart valuation hits $7.6B after $600M round; Amazon removes Instacart branding at Whole Foods

Instacart’s valuation just spiked to $7.6 billion as the grocery delivery giant announced a fresh $600 million investment round on… Read More

‘I wouldn’t have been homeless if I had benefits.’ Gig economy workers demand better protections

Of the six workers who gathered to share their experiences in the gig economy at a Seattle event last week,… Read More

Walmart teams up with Postmates for grocery delivery service expansion to counter Amazon

Walmart is stepping up its grocery delivery service through an agreement with Postmates to take on Amazon and Instacart in the… Read More

Instacart raises another $150M to double staff amid grocery delivery battle with Amazon

Instacart has landed another $150 million to continue battling Amazon’s invasion of its rapid grocery delivery turf. The money is… Read More

Walmart counterpunches Amazon with plan to expand grocery delivery service to 100 U.S. markets

A big battle is brewing over the delivery of milk, fruit and cheese, and how Americans will spend their hard-earned… Read More

Instacart and Kroger’s QFC strike grocery delivery deal to counter Amazon-Whole Foods

QFC is teaming up with Instacart to provide grocery delivery at most of its stores in the Seattle and Portland… Read More

Instacart signs up Albertsons, continues to surge following Amazon-Whole Foods megamerger

Last month at the GeekWire Summit Instacart CEO Apoorva Mehta said Amazon’s purchase of Whole Foods for $13.7 billion would… Read More

Postmates jumps into grocery delivery, challenging Amazon and Instacart with $4 delivery fee

Restaurant delivery powerhouse Postmates is expanding into the grocery world. The well-funded San Francisco startup today announced a new grocery delivery… Read More

Heard & overheard: GeekWire Summit 2017, Day 1

Executives, scientists, and politicians say the darnedest things. The casual-yet-focused discussions on stage at the GeekWire Summit led top names… Read More

How Amazon’s $13.7B purchase of Whole Foods is a ‘blessing in disguise’ for Instacart

Amazon’s blockbuster deal to buy Whole Foods Market for $13.7 billion shocked the foundation of the grocery/retail world, and it… Read More

GeekWire Summit Live: Instacart CEO Apoorva Mehta on the future of retail and delivery

The grocery and delivery markets are rapidly changing, and Instacart founder and CEO Apoorva Mehta — a former supply chain… Read More

Instacart growing faster than expected despite Amazon’s deal to swallow up Whole Foods

When Amazon announced its intention to buy Whole Foods for $13.7 billion in June, it sent shockwaves through the grocery… Read More

GeekWire Summit: Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson, Instacart CEO Apoorva Mehta join our big lineup

We’re going to open the 2017 GeekWire Summit with a jolt. Kevin Johnson, the respected technology executive who was named… Read More

Whole Foods delivery partner Instacart: Amazon just ‘declared war’ on America’s grocery stores

Whole Foods may love Instacart, but there’s no love lost between the delivery startup and the grocery chain’s acquirer, Amazon,… Read More

Instacart raises $400M at a reported $3.4B valuation as it battles Amazon for grocery delivery supremacy

Grocery delivery startup Instacart has raised a $400 million round as it battles Amazon and others for grocery delivery supremacy. Previous… Read More