Instacart Expands On-Demand Retail Delivery with Foot Locker, Kids Foot Locker, and Champs Sports
Instacart (Nasdaq: CART) announced a partnership with Foot Locker to add Foot Locker, Kids Foot Locker, and Champs Sports to the Instacart Marketplace as of August 19, 2026.
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Instacart (Nasdaq: CART) announced a partnership with Foot Locker to add Foot Locker, Kids Foot Locker, and Champs Sports to the Instacart Marketplace as of August 19, 2026. Customers can order footwear, apparel, and accessories from more than 1,000 U.S. locations for delivery in as fast as one hour, with no markups, and new qualifying customers can get $15 off a $75+ purchase through August 24.
Positive
- Over 1,000 Foot Locker locations now available on Instacart for fast delivery
- Three new banners added: Foot Locker, Kids Foot Locker, Champs Sports
- Delivery in as fast as one hour for footwear, apparel, and accessories
- Promotional offer of $15 off a $75+ purchase through August 24
- Instacart Marketplace scale expanded to more than 2,200 retail banners
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News Market Reaction – CART
On Aug 19, the day this news came out, CART closed 3.56% above the previous close. Our momentum scanner recorded 10 alerts for this stock that day. Relative volume reached 2.1x the daily average during tracking.
Data tracked by StockTitan Argus for the Aug 19 session.
Key Figures
- Locations
- more than 1,000 locations
- Foot Locker, Kids Foot Locker, and Champs Sports availability
- Delivery speed
- as fast as one hour
- On-demand delivery through the Instacart Marketplace
- Retail banners
- more than 2,200 retail banners
- Total banners available on the Instacart Marketplace
- Customer discount
- $15 off
- New qualifying customers
- Purchase threshold
- $75+ purchase
- Foot Locker, Kids Foot Locker, and Champs promotion
- Promotion end date
- August 24
- Promotion available through August 24
Historical Context
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New partnership offers customers on-demand, fast delivery of the latest footwear styles, apparel and accessories
The partnership arrives at a key moment as families wrap up their back-to-school shopping and prepare for the year ahead. With students heading back to classrooms, sports practices, and extracurricular activities, shoppers can conveniently access the latest footwear styles and head-to-toe looks from Foot Locker, Kids Foot Locker, and Champs Sports through Instacart.
"Foot Locker is one of the most iconic names in footwear and apparel and we're thrilled to welcome their family of brands to the Instacart Marketplace," said Blake Wallace, Vice President of Commercial Partnerships at Instacart. "What makes this partnership special is that our customers already come to Instacart when they need something fast, and now that includes the perfect pair of sneakers and apparel with no markups."
"We're always looking for new ways to bring our assortment closer to our customers, and partnering with Instacart is a natural extension to that commitment," said Ashley Chiang, Senior Director of Strategy at Foot Locker. "This partnership is about making it faster and more convenient for our customers to access the latest styles on-demand from Foot Locker, Kids Foot Locker, and Champs Sports."
The partnership gives Instacart customers access to the latest styles from top footwear and apparel brands across Foot Locker, Kids Foot Locker, and Champs Sports, and joins more than 2,200 retail banners available on the Instacart Marketplace. Whether it's a fresh pair of sneakers for the first day of school or new apparel for the season ahead, new qualifying customers can receive
To start shopping, visit Foot Locker, Kids Foot Locker, or Champs Sports on the Instacart Marketplace or download the Instacart App.
About Instacart
Instacart is a leading grocery technology company that partners with more than 2,200 retail banners -- representing nearly 100,000 stores -- to transform how people shop for the groceries they need from the retailers they trust, while creating flexible earning opportunities for shoppers. Through the Instacart Marketplace, Instacart Enterprise platform, and Instacart Ads ecosystem, the company powers ecommerce, fulfillment, in-store technology, AI offerings, and advertising for partners. For more information, visit www.instacart.com/company. Maplebear Inc. is the registered corporate name of Instacart.
About Foot Locker
Foot Locker is a leading footwear and apparel retailer. With a global presence across North America, Europe, Asia, Australia, and New Zealand, and a licensed store presence in Europe, the Middle East and Asia, Foot Locker has a strong history of sneaker authority that sparks discovery and ignites the power of sneaker culture.
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SOURCE Maplebear Inc. dba Instacart
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