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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 is acquiring grocery delivery service Instacart in a $17 billion deal. DoorDash plans to pay $65 per share for Instacart, representing a 26% premium over Instacart's closing price on October 22, 2026. The acquisition aims to consolidate the grocery delivery market and provide customers with more store choices and faster delivery options. According to Tony Xu, co-founder and CEO of DoorDash, the deal will enable more supermarkets to use Instacart’s platform for their online operations while retaining the Instacart brand name and app.

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📰 DoorDash to Acquire Instacart For $17 Billion
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“Article A reports on DoorDash acquiring Instacart for $17 billion, while Article B discusses a new competitor to DoorDash called Olo and mentions the acquisition in context but does not describe it as the main event.”
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DoorDash Instacart

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

Narrative

"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
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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
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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. 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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