Oct 29 (Reuters) - Doordash said on Thursday it would buy US grocery delivery rival Instacart in a deal valued at about $17 billion.
Intensifying competition amid cautious consumer spending, slower growth since the pandemic boom and mounting regulatory and labor-related costs are driving a consolidation in the delivery industry.
In July, Uber agreed to buy Germany's Delivery Hero to create the largest food-delivery group outside China.
Here are some of the companies that have announced buyouts since 2020:
Year Buyer Target Deal value Link
2026 DoorDash Instacart $17
billion
2026 Uber Delivery $14.8
Hero billion
2025 DoorDash Deliveroo $3.85
billion
2025 Prosus Just Eat $4.3
Takeaway.c billion
om
2025 Wonder Grubhub $650
million
including
debt
2022 DoorDash Wolt $3.5
billion
2021 Just Eat Grubhub $7.3
Takeaway.c billion
om
2020 Uber Postmates $2.65
billion
(Reporting by Anuja Bharat Mistry in Bengaluru; Editing by Sriraj Kalluvila and Devika Syamnath)