Instacart
App-based grocery shopping
Instacart is a grocery delivery service that allows customers to order from local stores through an app or website.
Personal shoppers pick and deliver the items, often within hours.
The name has become shorthand for grocery delivery generally: We'll just Instacart it.
As a verb, to Instacart is to order groceries this way.
One who purchases goods
contactless · delivery window · time slot · tracking · real-time · ETA · instructions · cooler bag
Reducing required duration
- effortlessRequiring no strain
- doorstepEntrance's bottom ledge
- on-demandAvailable upon request
- same-dayWithin twenty-four hours
scheduled · contactless · one-click · reorder · quick · easy · flexible · accessible
Paid recurring access
- membershipState of belonging
- service feeCost for assistance rendered
- delivery feeCost for bringing goods
- tipEnd or gratuity
customer support · help center · replacement · refund · ratings · feedback · personal shopper · fulfillment
Make or manufacture
- dairyMilk-based foods collectively
- meatAnimal tissue for food
- seafoodMarine creatures as cuisine
- bakeryShop selling fresh loaves
frozen · deli · organic · fresh · canned · beverages · snacks · cereals
Capable of movement
- downloadRemote-to-local data transfer
- iOSMobile operating system
- AndroidGoogle's phone platform
- notificationsAutomated messages announcing events
interface · navigation · login · touchscreen · swipe · tap · scroll · updates
Internet-based buying and selling
- marketplaceVenue for commerce
- CostcoMembership-based bulk retailer
- KrogerNational grocery retailer
- PublixRegional supermarket chain
Aldi · Sprouts · catalog · inventory · pricing · availability · aggregator
shopper
One who purchases goods
dropoff · contactless · delivery window · time slot · tracking · real-time · ETA · instructions · cooler bag · insulated
time-saving
Reducing required duration
- effortlessRequiring no strain
- doorstepEntrance's bottom ledge
- on-demandAvailable upon request
same-day · scheduled · contactless · one-click · reorder · quick · easy · flexible · accessible · streamlined
subscription
Paid recurring access
- membershipState of belonging
- service feeCost for assistance rendered
- delivery feeCost for bringing goods
tip · customer support · help center · replacement · refund · ratings · feedback · personal shopper · fulfillment · pickup
produce
Make or manufacture
bakery · frozen · deli · organic · fresh · canned · beverages · snacks · cereals · condiments
mobile
Capable of movement
notifications · interface · navigation · login · touchscreen · swipe · tap · scroll · updates · in-app
e-commerce
Internet-based buying and selling
- marketplaceVenue for commerce
- CostcoMembership-based bulk retailer
- KrogerNational grocery retailer
Publix · Aldi · Sprouts · catalog · inventory · pricing · availability · aggregator
- online shoppingAmazon, checkout, e-commerce, Walmart, buy button
- Delivery AppsDoorDash, Grubhub, Uber Eats, Postmates, delivery driver
- delivery servicesDoorDash, Uber Eats, Grubhub, Deliveroo, Postmates
- extra incomeside hustle, side job, freelancing, gig work, moonlighting
- on-demandvideo on demand, VOD, pay-per-view, PPV, on-call
- Side Hustlesfreelance, small business, self-employment, consulting, dropshipping
InstacartKroger
National grocery retailer
corner store · bodega · farmers market · Costco · Trader Joe's
Instacartsubsistence farming
Growing food for household
vegetable garden · homesteading · foraging · hunting and gathering · self-sufficiency
cart, instant, carts, carting, carted, go-cart, handcart, cartload, pushcart