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Instacart Expands Online SNAP Acceptance to Reach 96% of SNAP Households Nationwide with Same-day Grocery Delivery
SNAP recipients can now shop online with their benefits from Hy-Vee, Schnucks, and more than 10 additional Kroger banners including City Market, Dillons, Fred
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[{"type":"text","content":"SNAP recipients can now shop online with their benefits from Hy-Vee, Schnucks, and more than 10 additional Kroger banners including City Market, Dillons, Fred Meyer, Harris Teeter, King Soopers, Mariano's, Metro Market, Pick n' Save, Smith's and more, delivered same-day via Instacart\nInstacart now offers online SNAP acceptance with more than 170 retail banners across more than 14,000 stores \nSAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Instacart (NASDAQ: CART), the leading grocery technology company in North America, today announced a series of retail expansions that will allow customers to use Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits to shop online for groceries for same-day delivery from Food City, Gordon Food Service, Hy-Vee, Schnucks, and additional Kroger banners including Baker's, City Market, Dillons, Fred Meyer, Gerbes, Harris Teeter, King Soopers, Marianos, Metro Market, Pick n' Save, Smith's and QFC. The new retail expansions help make groceries more accessible to more SNAP families, allowing them to save time and maximize their budgets. Instacart now offers online SNAP acceptance from more than 170 retail banners spanning more than 14,000 stores, reaching 96% of SNAP households in the U.S.1\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \nResearch published by No Kid Hungry, the University of Kentucky, and Instacart revealed that online grocery shopping offers significant advantages for low-income households, including SNAP families. The study found shopping online helps families extend food budgets, maximize time savings, and reduce stress. The study also revealed that individuals who grocery shopped online purchased more produce than in-store shoppers, without increasing their total grocery bill.2\n\"We're committed to offering families access to fresh food through an accessible and affordable online shopping and delivery experience. By expanding with retailers, we're giving SNAP families greater dignity of choice, and helping many experience – for the first time – the convenience of having groceries from these retailers delivered to their doorstep,\" said Sarah Mastrorocco, Vice President and General Manager of Instacart Health. \"The USDA reported that 41% of SNAP households have kids.3 We're proud to bring SNAP online with these trusted retailers, helping ease the grocery shopping burden for caregivers by offering gr...