Instacart teams with retailers to create grocery stores powered by its tech

Instacart may have thrived on deliveries at the height of the pandemic, but it's adapting to an era when many people are once again comfortable with in-person grocery shopping. The company is introducing a Connected Store "experience" that uses new and existing technology to theoretically blend the advantages of delivery apps and retail. To start, the platform will let you pay for items by scanning them with your phone. It's not as convenient as Amazon's automated Just Walk Out tech, but it coul...