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They identify items as shoppers place them in the trolley, weigh fresh produce and show a running total, and shoppers pay by scanning the trolley screen at a dedicated Caper lane.","sourceIds":["src_morrisons_caper_preston"]}},"commercialAvailability":{"value":"quote_required","asOf":"2026-10-18","sourceIds":["src_instacart_weis_2026","src_instacart_caper_page"],"note":"Sold to grocery retailers through Instacart's Connected Stores business; prices are not published. Shoppers use the carts free in participating stores."},"lifecycle":{"value":"active","asOf":"2026-10-18","sourceIds":["src_instacart_weis_2026","src_morrisons_caper_preston"]},"releaseChannel":"general","statusLabel":"In use at grocery stores","availability":"Sold to grocery retailers by Instacart; in stores across more than 100 US cities, at Morrisons in the UK and at Coles in Australia. 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Neither source says which cart generation this describes.","evidenceClass":"company_claim","sourceIds":["src_nvidia_instacart_case","src_instacart_weis_2026"],"observedAt":"2026-10-18"},{"id":"clm_caper_scale","text":"Instacart said in June 2026 that Caper Carts are in more than 100 cities across 15 US states and that it had tripled the number deployed year over year. It names Kroger, Schnucks, Wakefern banners (ShopRite, Fairway Market), Coles in Australia, Weis Markets and Foodtown as retailers using them.","evidenceClass":"company_claim","sourceIds":["src_instacart_weis_2026","src_instacart_allegiance_2026"],"observedAt":"2026-10-18"},{"id":"clm_caper_morrisons","text":"Morrisons says it is the first UK retailer to bring the trolleys to its customers; they went live at its Preston store on July 28, 2026 and show loyalty savings when shoppers scan their Morrisons More Card.","evidenceClass":"documented","sourceIds":["src_morrisons_caper_preston"],"observedAt":"2026-10-18"},{"id":"clm_caper_ads","text":"The cart's screen shows product recommendations and promotions as well as the running total.","evidenceClass":"documented","sourceIds":["src_morrisons_caper_preston","src_nvidia_instacart_case"],"observedAt":"2026-10-18"}],"sourceIds":["src_morrisons_caper_preston","src_instacart_weis_2026","src_instacart_allegiance_2026","src_nvidia_instacart_case","src_instacart_caper_page"],"lastCheckedAt":"2026-10-18","updatedAt":"2026-10-18","editorial":{"status":"published","reviewedBy":"Holly White","reviewedAt":"2026-10-18","note":"Batch 2B-G record, approved in the evidence review (2026-10-18) and published."},"status":"available","statusAsOf":"2026-10-18","sourceRecords":[{"id":"src_morrisons_caper_preston","title":"Instacart's smart trolleys are now available at Morrisons Preston in the UK","publisher":"Morrisons","url":"https://www.morrisons-corporate.com/media-centre/corporate-news/instacarts-smart-trolleys-are-now-available-at-morrisons-preston-in-the-uk/","origin":"named_customer","mediaType":"official_page","publishedAt":"2026-07-28","checkedAt":"2026-10-18","sourceType":"independent"},{"id":"src_instacart_weis_2026","title":"Instacart and Weis Markets Launch AI-Powered Caper Carts to Transform In-Store Shopping","publisher":"Instacart","url":"https://investors.instacart.com/node/10506/pdf","origin":"company","mediaType":"press_release","publishedAt":"2026-06-04","checkedAt":"2026-10-18","sourceType":"first_party"},{"id":"src_instacart_allegiance_2026","title":"Instacart and Allegiance Retail Services Expand Partnership to Power a Connected Omnichannel Experience","publisher":"Instacart","url":"https://investors.instacart.com/node/10136/pdf","origin":"company","mediaType":"press_release","publishedAt":"2026-01-27","checkedAt":"2026-10-18","sourceType":"first_party"},{"id":"src_nvidia_instacart_case","title":"Instacart Powers Smart Cart and Drives Sales Lift With NVIDIA Jetson and Physical AI","publisher":"NVIDIA","url":"https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/case-studies/instacart/","origin":"company","mediaType":"customer_case_study","publishedAt":"2026-07-24","checkedAt":"2026-10-18","sourceType":"first_party"},{"id":"src_instacart_caper_page","title":"Caper Cart","publisher":"Instacart","url":"https://www.instacart.com/connected-stores/caper-cart","origin":"company","mediaType":"official_page","checkedAt":"2026-10-18","sourceType":"first_party"}],"canonicalUrl":"https://itsalive.ai/products/instacart-caper-cart"}