DoorDash soon could acquire grocery delivery service Instacart

DoorDash, the popular service that delivers meals and retail items to customers' doors, is in talks to acquire grocery delivery platform Instacart, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal. The rival companies compete with several other online delivery services, including Amazon, Walmart, Postmates and Uber. Instacart, however, focuses on grocery delivery rather than restaurant-prepared meals. DoorDash could finalize its acquisition of Instacart as soon as this week in a deal that values Instacart at around $17 billion, the report said, citing people familiar with the matter.