Claims extracted
24
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
12%
3 of 24 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
67/100
The Guardian's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
10
Economy/Business
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
DoorDash is gobbling up Instacart in a $17bn acquisition that will supercharge its grocery delivery business.
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that → gobble → business
DoorDash said the Instacart brand name and app will remain, and Instacart shoppers can continue fulfilling orders for Instacart.
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shoppers → say → Instacart
Grocers can also choose to work with Instacart or DoorDash.
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Grocers → choose → Instacart
Instacart customers will now have access to 50,000 additional stores covered by DoorDash, the company said.
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company → have → DoorDash
Instacart, founded in 2012, specializes in grocery and convenience store delivery in the US and Canada.
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Instacart → found → US
Its 600,000 “shoppers” – who are independent contractors – completed 338m orders last year, according to company filings.
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who → complete → filings
Instacart has a market value of $14bn.
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Instacart → have → 14bn
DoorDash, founded in San Francisco in 2013, began as a restaurant delivery business but has expanded to pet food and electronics.
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DoorDash → found → food
Operating in 40 countries, it completed more than 3bn orders last year using a network of 9m independent delivery workers.
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it → operate → workers
It has a market value of $73bn.
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It → have → 73bn
DoorDash began delivering groceries in 2020 amid a surge in pandemic-era demand.
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DoorDash → begin → demand
Kroger partnered with the San Francisco company in 2022 but initially allowed the company to deliver only flowers, sushi and prepared meals from a limited number of stores.
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company → partner → stores
The partnership with one of the nation’s largest grocery chains expanded last fall, and DoorDash now lists the full inventory of all 2,700 US Kroger stores in its online marketplace.
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DoorDash → expand → marketplace
DoorDash scored another coup last month when it added delivery from Costco .
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it → score → Costco
Tony Xu, co-founder and CEO of DoorDash, said the acquisition will combine Instacart’s expertise in grocery with DoorDash’s expertise in logistics and delivery.
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acquisition → say → logistics
“Grocery is one of the hardest things to get right online.
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Grocery → get → things
Someone has to pick a ripe avocado, find a substitute you’d choose yourself, and get the ice cream to you before it melts,” Xu said in a statement.
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Xu → have → statement
“Together, we could give stores of every size more of those tools and unlock the potential of grocery delivery.”
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we → give → delivery
DoorDash’s aggressive market-share gains have hurt Instacart.
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gains → hurt → Instacart
Five years ago, Instacart commanded 26% of spending on US delivery platforms; that share has fallen to 18%, according to Consumer Edge, a market research company.
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share → command → Edge
DoorDash’s share grew from 44% to 59% in that same period.
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share → grow → period
Uber Eats’ share held steady at just under 20%.
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share → hold → %
It’s not yet clear what the deal will mean for some partnerships.
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deal → ’ → partnerships
Instacart offers delivery from Walmart, for example, but DoorDash stopped providing Walmart delivery in 2022.
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DoorDash → offer → 2022
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