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The article focuses on grocery delivery service Instacart and its billionaire chief executive officer (CEO) Apoorva Mehta. Topics include how the company has been impacted by the pandemic caused by the coronavirus disease COVID-19, their competition with the grocery delivery services offered by technology company Amazon.com, and issues surrounding working conditions.

The article discusses the startup grocery and retail delivery service Instacart founded by chief executive officer (CEO) Apoorva Mehta. Emphasis is given to topics such as the purchase of the retail chain Whole Foods by internet company Amazon, a partnership between retail chain Costco and Instacart, and business growth.

The article reports on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the shopping service Instacart. It mentions the contract employees who do the grocery shopping for customers the efforts of founder and chief executive officer Apoorva Mehta to support the company in the pandemic, and the problems workers and customers have had in managing the process of shopping.

The article reports that Instacart's successful IPO this week boosted the U.S. IPO market, with shares initially surging 43 percent above their listing price and giving the company a market value.

The article discusses the treatment of workers by the grocery delivery firm Instacart Inc. Topics include the classification of the firm's workers as contractors, the lack of flexible working hours for the firm's workers, and threats included in the firm's text messages to workers and notifications in its mobile application (app) for workers.

The article offers information on the expansion of electronic benefits transfer (EBT) payments for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) by the grocery company H-E-B (Here Everything's Better) for online grocery orders, as of February 2021. It presents views of Esther Castelo, vice president of H-E-B digital commerce operations, on the SNAP EBT. It also reports on the partnership of grocery firms Aldi and Instacart for SNAP EBT payments.

The article looks at grocery delivery company Instacart, focusing on how it is trying to build its revenue through partnerships with the grocery manufacturers and retailers supplying the products which it delivers to customers. It cites the commission arrangement the firm has with grocery chains including Whole Foods Market as an example. It reports on how other Internet commerce companies including Amazon.com and Jet.com seek to handle the cost of delivery.

The article presents a brief profile of grocery delivery service Instacart Inc., and its new chief executive officer Fidji Simo.

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's experiences of working as an Instacart shopper in the U.S.

The article reflects on How coronavirus is driving customers to online grocery. Topics include The surge in online grocery shopping has been felt by industry leaders such as Instacart, Amazon and Shipt, all of which have struggled with increased demand and resulting labor shortages; Apoorva Mehta, founder and CEO of Instacart said that Instacart shoppers have stepped up as household heroes for families, grandparents and people in need coast-to-coast.

The article offers information on the efforts of Fidju Simo, chief executive of Instacart in bringing Facebook-like targeted advertising to the grocery-shopping experience. It mentions that she is also expected soon to lead Instacart to an initial public offering that will probably value it higher than most American supermarkets. It also mentions that supporting growth will be automation.

The article informs that Covid-19 pandemic has significantly increased income gap in the U.S. between the extremely rich and everyone else. According to Forbes magazine, number of billionaires is growing as there are 33 more now than at the start of 2020, and wealthy people are getting even wealthier. It is noted that Instacart, which enables people to buy groceries online and have them delivered to their homes, increased its valuation by 17.7 billion dollar in 2020.

The article reports on the plans of grocery delivery leaders Instacart and Shipt to increase their sales as part of their business expansion plans. It mentions that Instacart has raised funds using funding round led by current investors Valiant Peregrine Fund and D1 Capital Partners. It alos mentions that Shipt is hiring another 100,000 personal shoppers increasing its delivery personnel base.

The article reports on the on-demand delivery partnership signed by Instacart with retail firm 7-Eleven as of October 2020 in its bid to enter the convenience store market. Topics include the introduction of Instacart's same-day delivery service to over 7,000 7-Eleven stores in the U.S., the grocery products that could be ordered online under the deal like alcoholic beverages, prepared foods, and over-the-counter medicine, and other businesses entered by Instacart like prescription delivery.

The article reports that Walmart has entered into a partnership with grocery delivery platform Instacart to bring same-day delivery to four markets in California and Oklahoma. It mentions Walmart, teaming with Instacart boosts its growing electronic commerce business and bolsters its strength against retail rival Amazon. It also mentions surge in demand for online grocery caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has called for unprecedented growth.

The article informs on funds raised by Instacart in consumer demand for online grocery delivery and pickup services since the COVID-19 outbreak. It mentions about the plans of the firm in scaling operational and technical teams to help meet rising demand for delivery and pickup. It also mentions the comments of Chris Rogers, vice president of retail at Instacart on business expansion plans of the firm.

The article reports that retail company, Instacart is testing its new service with Publix Super Markets, Instacart Meals app which will provide services such as online ordering, delivery and pickup of made to order food.

The article reports on the expansion of the online grocery shopping company Instacart into Canada. It mentions the founding of the company by entrepreneur Apoorva Mehta, the advantages and disadvantages of having someone else shop for consumers, and the role it plays in the gig economy.

The article notes efforts by the online grocery delivery firm Instacart Inc. to maximize profits. Topics include the opinions of company workers about the use of a service fee rather than tipping, advertising revenue from consumer brand firms such as the manufacturer Kimberly-Clark Corp., and possible competition with the online retailer Amazon.com Inc.

The article reviews several applications including Instacart for grocery shopping, Be My Eyes for blind people, and Lumosity for training brain.

The article focuses on the growth of the electronic commerce (eCommerce) channel for food and consumables in the U.S. Topics covered include steps taken by some companies to enable online grocery orders and delivery such as Aldi's partnership with Instacart, increase in number of brick-and-mortar retailers that introduce eCommerce offerings, launching of mobile applications by retailers to allow consumers to tailor their shopping experiences and convenience offered by online grocery shopping.

The article offers information on several companies that provides and offers profitable same-day delivery. The companies that were mentioned includes Instacart, Zookal, and Postmates. Topics discussed include Instacart's fulfillment engine which compute customers' orders who put their orders on the firm's website, Zookal's textbook delivery startup in Australia, and Postmates's car service Uber which contains of individual contractors.

The article offers business news briefs in the U.S. as of September 21, 2015. Topics include the downsizing of American technology company Hewlett-Packard Co. (HP) with its planned job cuts by 2018, a lawsuit filed by a former employee of computer technology firm Microsoft Corp. on against the company for an alleged gender discrimination on performance evaluations, and a partnership between retail company Target Corp. and delivery startup Instacart.