Instacart's AI-powered pricing may inflate grocery bills in Texas

Houstonians who order groceries through the Instacart delivery service may find that their grocery bills contain an unwanted ...

Instacart caught using shady algorithm to charge different prices to individual customers — in the same stores, bombshell study reveals

Groundwork, a consumer advocacy group, said Instacart’s pricing algorithm could lead to shoppers forking over an extra $1,200 on groceries each year.

Instacart's Algorithm-Driven Price Variations on Identical Groceries Draw Regulatory Scrutiny

The company's pricing strategy is grabbing headlines at a time affordability has become a major issue for U.S. consumers.
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New Study Shows Instacart’s AI Raises Grocery Costs by More Than 20%

Instacart’s AI may be making groceries pricier, not easier. Here's how the platform’s algorithmic pricing pushes costs more ...
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Instacart is betting on AI shopping carts that suggest what you should buy as you shop

Agentic AI is headed for some smart shopping carts, Instacart said. Instacart is rolling out AI-powered shopping carts at Sprouts over the coming months. Instacart is also adding other AI ...

DoorDash unveils ChatGPT grocery app one week after Instacart debut

DoorDash launched a ChatGPT grocery app one week after rival Instacart, enabling AI-powered recipe suggestions with hour-long ...

What Americans Are Really Buying for the Holidays, According to Instacart

Instacart analyzed millions of holiday orders to uncover the most common last-minute items added to carts in 2024. Ribeye ...
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FTC probes Instacart’s AI pricing tool, source says; shares drop

FTC probes Instacart over AI-driven pricing tool after study shows shoppers paid different prices for the same groceries.