Instacart Looking To Hire Thousands Of Shoppers To Keep Up With Demand
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While many people are self-isolating, they’re turning to grocery delivery services to get everything they need for their home. Instacart is one of those services, and the company is looking to hire 300,000 new shoppers to help keep up with demand during the ongoing coronavirus outbreak.
The company published a press release discussing how their procedures were adjusting to keep everyone safe during this time and to talk about how they will be operating moving forward. “We have more shoppers on the Instacart platform than ever before,” the release said. “Given the continued customer demand we expect over the coming months, we’ll be bringing on an additional 300,000 full-service shoppers to support cities nationwide.”
Instacart also hopes that those who are looking for a job during this time due to lay offs in other industries will apply for shopper positions through the company. “As more people look for immediate, flexible earnings opportunities during this time, we hope that Instacart can be an additional source of income for those looking to earn while also delivering for the communities in which they live,” they said.
Using Instacart allows individuals to place online orders from local grocery stores. Then, the hired shoppers fulfill and deliver your groceries to you that same day. You get to decide where your shopped goes to get your groceries, whether that’s Costco, Kroger, or any of the other eligible retailers available through the site.
Along with Instacart, other companies like Kroger and Domino’s are looking to hire more employees to keep up with the ever-growing demand of their services.