DoorDash gobbles up Instacart in $17 billion deal

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Cunningham, M. (2026, October 29). DoorDash gobbles up Instacart in $17 billion deal. CBS News. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/doordash-buys-instacart-in-17-billion-deal/

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CBS News · collected 2026-10-29 · by Mary Cunningham

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DoorDash announced it would acquire Instacart for $17 billion, with DoorDash paying $65 per share. The deal aims to combine DoorDash’s food delivery network with Instacart’s expertise in grocery delivery services, helping more supermarkets integrate these platforms into their operations. Tony Xu, CEO of DoorDash, stated that the merger will provide stores with better tools and enhance the potential for grocery delivery services.
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As of October 29, 2026, DoorDash announced it would acquire Instacart for $17 billion, creating a major player in both food and grocery delivery services. The deal, valued at about $17 billion, allows users to order groceries and items from other retailers via DoorDash's extensive delivery network. Instacart customers can now shop at more than 50,000 additional stores on top of the nearly 100,000 stores already available on its platform today. DashPass and Instacart+ members will pay one membership fee instead of two. This acquisition consolidates the delivery industry further after DoorDash's previous acquisitions like UK-based Deliveroo in the past year. The companies plan to keep the Instacart brand operational post-merger, with integration details yet to be finalized as regulatory scrutiny is anticipated due to overlapping operations.

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DoorDash Instacart

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DoorDash ORG · 4× Instacart ORG · 4× Tony Xu PERSON · 1×

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"Instacart has spent years learning to do that well for grocers, while DoorDash has built a delivery network and technology that local stores rely on every day," Tony Xu, co-founder and CEO of DoorDash, said in a statement.
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🔮 DoorDash said Thursday that it will buy Instacart for $17 billion, uniting one of the nation's top grocery delivery services with a major food delivery company.
2026-10-29 · CBS News
DoorDash gobbles up Instacart in $17 billion deal · assertive framing

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DoorDash said Thursday that it will buy Instacart for $17 billion, uniting one of the nation's top grocery delivery services with a major food delivery company. asserted
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DoorDash, which will pay $65 per share for Instacart, said the acquisition will benefit communities by enabling more supermarkets to use Instacart's platform to run their websites. asserted
acquisition → pay → websites
"Instacart has spent years learning to do that well for grocers, while DoorDash has built a delivery network and technology that local stores rely on every day," Tony Xu, co-founder and CEO of DoorDash, said in a statement. asserted
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"Together, we could give stores of every size more of those tools and unlock the potential of grocery delivery." uncertain
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— This is a breaking news story and will be developed. asserted
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