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title: "The Star (2021) — DoorDash held talks to buy Instacart, The Information reports"
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summary: "DoorDash held acquisition talks with Instacart over the past two months for a potential price between $40-50 billion, but the negotiations fell apart due to antitrust concerns. Instacart also separately pursued a sales partnership with Uber that similarly collapsed."
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# The Star (2021) — DoorDash held talks to buy Instacart, The Information reports

FILE PHOTO: A delivery person for Doordash rides his bike in the rain during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., November 13, 2020. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File Photo (Reuters) - U.S. food delivery firm DoorDash Inc held talks over the past two months to buy grocery delivery company Instacart for a likely price of between $40 billion and $50 billion, The Information reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the situation. The talks have fallen apart in recent weeks, the report added, partly over concerns whether the deal would get antitrust regulators' approval. https://bit.ly/3CFoWUV Instacart, which plans to list in the next few months, initiated the deal talks, according to the report. Instacart had also separately initiated talks with Uber about a sales partnership, like Uber's partnership with GoPuff, under which customers of Uber's food delivery service can buy items from GoPuff, the report said, citing a person familiar with the situation. These talks have also fallen apart. An Instacart spokeswoman declined to comment when contacted by Reuters, while DoorDash said it does not comment on rumors and speculation. Uber did not immediately respond to a request for comment. (Reporting by Juby Babu in Bengaluru; Editing by Shailesh Kuber) Already a subscriber? Log in Get 20% OFF The Star Digital Access Cancel anytime. Ad-free. Unlimited access with perks. Monthly Plan RM 13.90/month RM 11.12 /month Subscribe Billed as RM 11.12 for the 1st month, RM 13.90 thereafter. Best Value Annual Plan RM 12.33/month RM 9.87 /month Subscribe Billed as RM 118.40 for the 1st year, RM 148 thereafter. Follow us on our official WhatsApp channel for breaking news alerts and key updates! Topic: Technology Report a mistake What is the issue about? Spelling and grammatical error Factually incorrect Story is irrelevant This field is mandatory. Please provide details of the report. Email (optional) Please enter valid email. Report issue Cancel Invalid captcha response. Please re-try again. Thank you for your report! Related News Technology 16h ago Copper falls as technology rout and oil surge fuel growth fears Markets 9h ago Advance Technologies Asia signs underwriting agreement for ACE Market IPO Corporate News 29 Oct 2026 JF Technology proposes two-for-five bonus issue of free warrants