New Hope Network is part of the Informa Markets Division of Informa PLC

This site is operated by a business or businesses owned by Informa PLC and all copyright resides with them. Informa PLC's registered office is 5 Howick Place, London SW1P 1WG. Registered in England and Wales. Number 8860726.
HomeNewsDoes Instacart deliver $2 billion in value to customers?
Natural Foods Merchandiser

Does Instacart deliver $2 billion in value to customers?

Instacart instacart grocery shopping online
With Instacart hitting a reported $2 billion valuation, we explore how the service works and its value to customers.

What's all of the Instacart grocery delivery buzz about?

The darling of grocery delivery, it seems, is officially Instacart. The delivery service—emphasis on SERVICE (we're talking no inventory, no delivery trucks)—just raised nearly $210 million in a new round of funding. Now that's a way to end a year that saw the service expand into smaller markets, make a deal with Whole Foods Market and gain smaller investment boosts. Grocery delivery made its comeback in 2014 as better models proved their worth and analysts touted growth possibilities. And the...

View "What's all of the Instacart grocery delivery buzz about?" on Spundge
TAGS: News
Hide comments
account-default-image
user not logged in

More information about text formats

Comments

  • Allowed HTML tags: <em> <strong> <blockquote> <br> <p>

Plain text

  • No HTML tags allowed.
  • Web page addresses and e-mail addresses turn into links automatically.
  • Lines and paragraphs break automatically.
Publish
Related
expo east logo
Natural Products Expo East
Organic delivery services are gaining popularity among customers
Will the latest grocery delivery models disrupt your health food store?
Jul 26, 2014
Whole Foods, Instacart partner on 1-hour delivery
Sep 09, 2014
Will Instacart, Apple Pay help Whole Foods Market attract younger shoppers?
Will Instacart, Apple Pay help Whole Foods Market attract younger shoppers?
Sep 22, 2014