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Instacart (Nasdaq: CART) and grocery retailers Price Chopper and McKeever's Market & Eatery announced the rollout of AI-powered Caper Carts in select Missouri stores. Caper Carts enable customers to scan items as they shop, manage budgets in real-time, and skip checkout lines. Initial deployments are at Price Chopper in Parkville and McKeever's in Lee's Summit, with broader rollouts planned. These carts offer personalized shopping experiences, including budget tracking, loyalty program integration, and gamification rewards. This expansion aims to modernize customer service and enhance efficiency, building on Price Chopper’s longstanding partnership with Instacart since 2017.

Sally Beauty has partnered with Instacart to offer nationwide same-day delivery in as fast as an hour from over 2,200 store locations. Customers can now choose from more than 7,000 beauty products, including hair color, hair care, and skincare items, delivered directly to their doorstep. This collaboration expands on a successful initial trial earlier this year and integrates Instacart's delivery network with Sally Beauty's product range. This move aligns with Sally Beauty's omni-channel strategy to enhance customer convenience and accessibility.

Instacart (Nasdaq: CART) has announced a new initiative allowing consumers to purchase products directly from YouTube ads. This builds on their earlier collaboration with Google Shopping Ads. Initially, brands like Clorox and Publicis Media will pilot the program, leveraging Instacart's first-party retail media data to reach high-intent consumers and drive same-day delivery purchases.

Instacart's new capability aims to merge video creative with their shopping technology, making the consumer journey from discovery to purchase seamless. This initiative extends Instacart's broader collaboration with Google Shopping, where prior pilots, including with brands like Danone and Nestle USA, have shown promising results.

YouTube's dominance in streaming and TV watch time adds significant potential reach, as a study highlighted that viewers watched over 30 billion hours of shopping-related content on YouTube in 2023.

Rite Aid (OTC: RADCQ) has expanded its partnership with Instacart (NASDAQ: CART) to allow the use of Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) cards for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) as an online payment option. This service is now available at over 1,400 Rite Aid and Bartell Drugs locations across the U.S. The move aims to provide greater access to essential items for SNAP beneficiaries, with same-day delivery options available. Rite Aid's Chief Marketing Officer, Jeanniey Walden, emphasized the importance of offering flexible and convenient shopping experiences for all customers.

The Home Depot and Instacart have announced a nationwide partnership to offer same-day delivery from nearly 2000 store locations across the U.S. Customers can order a wide range of home improvement items, including garden essentials, building supplies, and light fixtures, on Instacart’s platform and receive deliveries in as fast as an hour. The service, which includes Instacart's Big & Bulky fulfillment solution, covers heavy items up to 60 pounds. This expansion follows a successful pilot earlier this year and aims to enhance The Home Depot's e-commerce capabilities. The partnership facilitates greater flexibility and convenience for customers.

Instacart's CFO, Emily Reuter, will participate in a fireside chat at the J.P. Morgan Global Technology, Media and Communications Conference on May 20, 2024. The company is a leading grocery technology firm in North America, partnering with a vast range of retailers to offer online shopping, delivery, and pickup services. Instacart's platform provides retailers with various technology products and services to enhance their e-commerce capabilities, fulfill orders, and gain insights. The company also collaborates with CPG brands through Instacart Ads to connect with consumers directly online.

Instacart (NASDAQ: CART) has reported its financial results for the first quarter of 2024. The results can be accessed on the Investor Relations website. A conference call will be held to discuss the results.

Uber Eats and Instacart have partnered to provide Instacart customers with access to food delivery from Uber Eats restaurant partners across the U.S. Customers can now order from hundreds of thousands of restaurants through the Instacart app. Instacart+ members will enjoy $0 delivery on grocery and restaurant orders over $35, further enhancing the value of their membership.

Instacart and Uber Technologies, Inc. have announced a strategic partnership to offer Uber Eats restaurant delivery to Instacart customers across the U.S. Customers can now order from hundreds of thousands of restaurants through the Instacart app, alongside groceries. Instacart+ members will enjoy $0 delivery on grocery and restaurant orders over $35.