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I got stabbed while shopping for Instacart. I was shocked by how difficult it was to get support as an injured gig worker.

Wed, 11/29/2023 - 12:09

Instacart gig worker with shopping cart — The Instacart shopper who recounted being stabbed isn't pictured.
Michael Loccisano / Getty Images

Retail, instacart, gig-work, Shopping, Work, Stores, eCommerce

You Can Now Order Best Buy With DoorDash, but You Shouldn't

Wed, 11/29/2023 - 11:30

Want your tech delivered to your home with the same anxiety-inducing speed as your local pizza delivery guy? DoorDash said it was now working with Best Buy to offer door-to-door delivery for tech products, though your average food delivery guy might need a bigger bike if he’s to lug that massive 50-inch flatscreen…

DoorDash, Best Buy, Party City, instacart, food delivery, Delivery, pizza delivery

Instacart says most of its retailers charge more through its app than in stores, confirming what gig workers and shoppers have suspected for years

Wed, 11/08/2023 - 18:26

instacart shopper — Photo by Nick Otto for the Washington Post/Getty Images

Retail, instacart, Delivery, eCommerce, Retail, Shopping, Stores

Meet the typical gig driver: A millennial earning up to $40 per hour who doesn't have another job and depends on your tips

Tue, 10/17/2023 - 09:46

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy

DoorDash driver — Millennials are most likely to be gig drivers.
DoorDash

economy, Careers, economy, Uber, Lyft, DoorDash, ubereats

Birkenstock will be valued at just under $9 billion as the sandal maker gets ready to make its stock-market debut via an IPO

Wed, 10/11/2023 - 05:15

A Birkenstock shoe in — A Birkenstock shoe in "Barbie."
Warner Bros.

Markets, mi-exclusive, Markets, Stocks, Birkenstock, IPO, stock-market-analysis

Instacart workers show off hundreds of dollars in free food that they keep from canceled orders. 'This is the only perk of working Instacart.'

Thu, 10/05/2023 - 15:16

Instacart gig worker with shopping cart — An Instacart shopper leaving a ShopRite after completing two orders
Michael Loccisano / Getty Images

Retail, Tech Insider, instacart, gig-work, Grocery, Supermarket, Delivery

Delivery drivers who make their living on apps like Instacart, DoorDash, and Grubhub say they're being booted with little warning or recourse

Sun, 10/01/2023 - 08:46

Photo illustration of a driver holding a deactivated phone — null
simpson33/Getty Images; Jenny Chang-Rodriguez/Insider

Retail, Tech Insider, instacart, gig-work, Delivery, Stores, eCommerce

Costco stops giving Instacart shoppers gift cards as refunds, amid claims they were being misused

Fri, 09/29/2023 - 15:30

A shopper wearing a baseball cap loads several cases of bottled water onto an orange flat-bed cart at a Costco store. — Instacart shoppers at Costco will no longer get gift cards when they return undeliverable items for a refund, Instacart said.
PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images

Retail, instacart, Costco, Delivery, eCommerce, gig-workers, Shopping

The most impactful strikes in history — for better or worse

Thu, 09/28/2023 - 17:51

amazon protest nyc 7608 — Workers from Amazon, Walmart, FedEx, Target, Instacart, and Amazon's Whole Foods Market went on strike amid the coronavirus pandemic on May 1, 2020.
Business Insider/Jessica Tyler

Strategy, Careers, Employees, Nordic, Features, labor, Strike

Instacart's stock falls below the IPO price. Here are 7 reasons why.

Tue, 09/26/2023 - 12:18

Instacart's CEO Fidji Simo and executive chairman Apoorva Mehta, seated side by side in front of trees — Fidji Simo (left) took over as CEO of Instacart in August 2021 from cofounder Apoorva Mehta (right).
Instacart

Tech Insider, IPO, ipos, instacart, fidji-simo, apoorva-mehta, Grocery

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