Instacart has reportedly contacted its rivals about purchasing its grocery delivery platform. The company is considering a sale and has discussed a possible deal with Uber, The Information reported Friday (Oct. 23), citing sources with knowledge of the matter who said the talks with Uber...
Grocery shoppers under financial pressure are spending more per purchase, giving retailers an opportunity to help households manage bigger bills with more flexible ways to shop and pay. That’s a central finding of “The New Checkout: Crimped Consumers Lean Into Online Retail and Digital Wallets,”...
The buy now, pay later (BNPL) wallet is crowded, and grocery purchases show just how much the leading providers already overlap. Between 87% and 96% of users associated with Affirm, Afterpay, Klarna and PayPal Pay Later report using BNPL for groceries, according to PYMNTS Intelligence’s...
Grocery giant Albertsons is planning an extensive overhaul as inflation continues to hinder consumer spending. The company released quarterly earnings Tuesday (Oct. 13) showing a sales dip of 0.8%, and said it was pausing its financial guidance as it undertakes a sweeping business review. “Sales and earnings growth have...
October 20, 2026
Grocery shoppers under financial pressure are spending more per purchase, giving retailers an opportunity to help households manage bigger bills with more flexible ways to shop and pay. That’s a central finding of “The New Checkout: Crimped Consumers Lean Into Online Retail and Digital Wallets,” a PYMNTS Intelligence report based on a survey of 2,108 […]
October 15, 2026
The buy now, pay later (BNPL) wallet is crowded, and grocery purchases show just how much the leading providers already overlap. Between 87% and 96% of users associated with Affirm,...
October 08, 2026
Amazon spent the week telling shoppers how much they could save. Walmart spent part of it explaining why consumers shouldn’t worry about how their prices are set. The contrast came...
October 02, 2026
Consumers under financial pressure are buying bigger baskets and choosing value-focused merchants, giving retailers an opportunity to help shoppers make each purchase go further. That’s a central finding of “The...
October 26, 2026
DoorDash could finalize a deal to acquire Instacart as soon as this week, the Wall Street Journal reported Monday (Oct. 26), citing unnamed sources. The companies are in advanced talks on a potential acquisition that could value Instacart at $17 billion, though there’s no certainty a deal will be reached, according to the report. Reached by PYMNTS, an Instacart spokesperson declined to […]
October 25, 2026
Instacart has reportedly contacted its rivals about purchasing its grocery delivery platform. The company is considering a sale and has discussed a possible deal with Uber, The Information reported Friday...
October 13, 2026
Grocery giant Albertsons is planning an extensive overhaul as inflation continues to hinder consumer spending. The company released quarterly earnings Tuesday (Oct. 13) showing a sales dip of 0.8%, and said it was pausing...
October 06, 2026
Walmart Marketplace sellers can now directly access Walmart-negotiated shipping rates within ShipStation’s intelligent shipping and logistics platform, ShipStation said in a Tuesday (Oct. 6) press release. This capability is enabled by ShipStation’s new Ship with Walmart solution, which allows Walmart Marketplace...
