Covid-19: US grocery delivery service Instacart to add 300,000 ‘shoppers’


An Instacart employee checks her cellphone for orders while picking up groceries from a supermarket for delivery in North Hollywood, California. The San Francisco based firm said it wants to add another 300,000 ‘full-service shoppers’ during the coming three months to meet soaring demand for grocery delivery or pick-up. — AFP

SAN FRANCISCO: Grocery delivery service Instacart on Monday announced plans to double the ranks of “shoppers” who fill orders in North America as people hunker down to reduce coronavirus risk.

The San Francisco based firm said it wants to add another 300,000 “full-service shoppers” during the coming three months to meet soaring demand for grocery delivery or pick-up.


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