Instacart has raised another $200M at a $4.2B valuation

Re:Instacart has raised another $200M at a $4.2B valuation by tomnipotent on Monday February 12, 2018 @03:40PM (#16361879)

>> and again, we aren't the ones doing the markup

So you claim, but since you refuse to list what the IC markup is then it's impossible for us to tell. You're essentially using the retailer markup as an excuse to hide instances of when you do it yourself.

Thus the lack of transparency.

In any given transaction, I have NO idea what the actual % that was added by IC. I do not have this problem with Amazon Prime.

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Re:Instacart has raised another $200M at a $4.2B valuation by octernion on Monday February 12, 2018 @03:44PM (#16361921)

again, in 99.99% of the cases, we aren't doing the markup.

and, in the one case where we do not have a signed relationship with the retailer, we do explicitly note the percentage.

we aren't hiding anything. and, you have that precise problem with amazon prime -- what markup are they charging?

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Re:Instacart has raised another $200M at a $4.2B valuation by sk5t on Monday February 12, 2018 @04:21PM (#16362310)

If any markup exists, and if Instacart splits some of that markup with the retailer, it seems like obscuring the facts to state that Instacart does not charge a _separate_ markup.

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Re:Instacart has raised another $200M at a $4.2B valuation by FireBeyond on Monday February 12, 2018 @04:56PM (#16362685)

> again, in 99.99% of the cases, we aren't doing the markup.

I find that hard to believe. That's the retailer markup? So you're just relying on the 0.01% (I know, arbitrary) where you do, and the opt-out $10 Service Charge to make money?

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