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Views From the Seat: Celebrating Black History Month

In February, Instacart’s Nightshades — our Black Employee Resource Group (ERG) — honored Black History Month with a full program of company-wide celebrations. The programming aimed to amplify and elevate the voices of the community...

Feb 28, 2023

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Meet Mike Wittig, VP of Tax

Mike Wittig joined Instacart in early 2022 to lead our Tax team. This team is tasked with covering all things tax including corporate income tax, US and international tax, state and local tax, and sales...

Dec 20, 2022

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Honoring Juneteenth at Instacart (2022)

Last year, we announced Juneteenth as an official company holiday moving forward for all corporate employees. For us, Juneteenth is a day to reflect, listen, learn, and engage in critical conversations around racial injustice. At...

Jun 16, 2022

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Celebrating our Progressive Grocer Top Women in Grocery Winners

Today, we’re proud to celebrate four women at Instacart who have been selected for Progressive Grocer’s 2022 Top Women in Grocery list. Progressive Grocer’s annual Top Women in Grocery award recognizes the integral role women...

Jun 15, 2022

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How We Spent Our "Self-Checkout"

Last week we signed off for our second company-wide Self Checkout. Knowing how difficult it can be to hit the pause button during busy times, we introduced Self-Checkout to give us a chance to step...

Jun 3, 2022

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Here’s What a More Inclusive Pride Can Look Like

We know that Pride is a time to recognize and celebrate the rich and resilient history of the LGBTQ+ community, as well as amplify the voices of those who have been marginalized for being out...

May 24, 2022

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Introducing Flex First, Instacart’s Future of Work 

Since Instacart’s earliest days, we primarily built our culture in-person. We designed beautiful offices in San Francisco, Toronto, Atlanta and New York, hosted epic events and thought of our employee experience as a series of...

May 6, 2022

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