Skip and Instacart team up to expand delivery options
Competing on-demand delivery service platforms Skip and Instacart are joining forces.
Starting today, Skip and Instacart are linking their digital platforms, making it easier for Canadians to shop for what they need.
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This means Skip customers can access Instacart's grocery and retail marketplace through the Skip app. Similarly, Instacart customers can access Skip's network of more than 50,000 national and local restaurant partners in the Instacart app.
Skip CEO Paul Burns said the partnership marks a pivotal moment in the Winnipeg-based company's evolution.
"Through our Instacart partnership, Skip now offers an unprecedented breadth of grocery, everyday essentials and products," he said, in a press release announcing the partnership. "We're allowing Canadians to Skip to the good part through a seamlessly integrated shopping experience, combining Instacart's proven grocery leadership and technology with Skip's unparalleled local reach."
This comprehensive shopping experience includes:
- Grocery, retail, restaurants and more. Skip customers can tap into Instacart's marketplace within the Skip app—gaining access to a wide assortment of grocery and everyday essentials from top brands.
- 50,000-plus restaurants on Instacart. Instacart customers can browse and order from Skip's national and local restaurant partners through the Instacart app.
- Savings for members: Delivery fees on Instacart-powered orders are waived for Skip+ members, and likewise for Instacart+ members placing orders through Skip.
"Partnering with Skip provides Instacart customers the convenience of ordering restaurant delivery through our app, and it lets us meet new Skip grocery customers right where they like to shop," said Ryan Hamburger, Instacart's chief commercial officer. "Together, we're making it easier than ever for Canadians to get what they need, whether it's a week's worth of groceries or their favourite restaurant meal."
