Tag: #Instacart
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Delivery startup Instacart valued at $39 bn in new funding round
San Francisco, March 2 (AFP/APP):Instacart announced a new investment round Tuesday which values the fast-growing grocery delivery startup at $39 billion — more than double the valuation of just five months earlier. The California startup said the coronavirus pandemic has highlighted the value of its service which is partnered with hundreds of retailers in the…
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Amazon workers protest over virus safety
New York, March 31 (AFP/APP): Amazon warehouse employees and Instacart delivery workers joined protests Monday to press safety demands, highlighting the risks for workers on the front lines of supplying Americans largely sheltering at home due to the COVID-19 pandemic. An estimated 50 to 60 employees joined a walkout at an Amazon worker warehouse in…