Customers in Canada can now order groceries from Whole
Foods Market for same-day delivery in as fast as 30 minutes from
Instacart
TORONTO, Feb. 7, 2024
/CNW/ -- Instacart (NASDAQ: CART), the leading grocery technology
company in North America,
announced that starting today customers throughout Canada can now order fresh groceries and
everyday essentials from Whole Foods Market on the Instacart App
for delivery in as fast as 30 minutes. Delivery is available from
all 14 Whole Foods Market stores in Vancouver, Victoria, Toronto, and Ottawa for customers in these greater metro
areas, beginning with 11 stores today and 3 additional stores in
the coming weeks. Instacart+ members can also get free delivery on
all orders over $35.
"Our mission at Instacart is to create a world where everyone
has access to the food they love, and working with beloved
retailers like Whole Foods Market helps us make that mission a
reality," said Chris Rogers, Chief
Business Officer at Instacart. "With this launch, we're proud to
welcome Whole Foods Market Canada to the Instacart marketplace,
making same-day delivery in as fast as 30 minutes available to
their loyal Canadian customers. Both companies are incredibly
passionate about providing an exceptional experience to customers,
and we're excited to help Whole Foods Market make its fresh
produce, pantry staples, and so much more available to millions of
Canadians through Instacart."
"We strive to create the best shopping experience for our
customers both in stores and online, including finding ways to
provide convenience without sacrificing quality," said Rick Bonin, SVP of Operations at Whole Foods
Market. "We're excited to work with Instacart in Canada to provide our shoppers with a quick
and easy way to get their favorite high-quality foods and products
delivered directly to their doorstep."
By working with Instacart, Whole Foods Market will tap into
Instacart's community of tens of thousands of experienced Canadian
shoppers to help with picking, packing, and delivering customer
grocery orders. Instacart's technology helps shoppers fulfill
orders and provide a quality customer service, with AI-powered
recommendations and replacements, a user-friendly picking app,
dynamic order routing, easy checkout, and more. Instacart's
technology lets retailers fulfill a variety of order types – from
big and bulky items to specialty products like alcohol,
prescriptions, or custom-made orders.
Whole Foods Market customers can begin shopping for same-day
delivery via Instacart by visiting:
https://www.instacart.ca/store/whole-foods-ca/storefront
About Instacart
Instacart, the leading grocery
technology company in North
America, works with grocers and retailers to transform how
people shop. The company partners with more than 1,400 national,
regional, and local retail banners to facilitate online shopping,
delivery and pickup services from more than 80,000 stores across
North America on the Instacart
Marketplace. Instacart makes it possible for millions of people to
get the groceries they need from the retailers they love, and for
approximately 600,000 Instacart shoppers to earn by picking,
packing and delivering orders on their own flexible schedule. The
Instacart Platform offers retailers a suite of enterprise-grade
technology products and services to power their e-commerce
experiences, fulfill orders, digitize brick-and-mortar stores,
provide advertising services, and glean insights. With Instacart
Ads, thousands of CPG brands – from category leaders to emerging
brands – partner with the company to connect directly with
consumers online, right at the point of purchase. With Instacart
Health, the company is providing tools to increase nutrition
security, make healthy choices easier for consumers, and expand the
role that food can play in improving health outcomes. For more
information, visit www.instacart.com/company, and to start
shopping, visit https://www.instacart.ca/. For anyone interested in
becoming an Instacart shopper, visit
https://shoppers.instacart.ca/.
SOURCE Maplebear Inc. dba Instacart