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- 0:00Instacart
- 0:00has
- 0:01announced
- 0:01the
- 0:01acquisition
- 0:02of
- 0:02instalap,
- 0:04a
- 0:04Colombia
- 0:04based
- 0:05global
- 0:05fulfillment
- 0:05and
- 0:06Enable
- 0:06it
- 0:06platform
- 0:07that
- 0:07serves
- 0:07nearly
- 0:07100
- 0:08grocery
- 0:08retailers
- 0:09and
- 0:09marketplaces
- 0:09across
- 0:1013
- 0:10countries
- 0:10in
- 0:11Latin
- 0:11America,
- 0:12Europe
- 0:12and
- 0:12the
- 0:12Middle
- 0:12East.
- 0:13According
- 0:13to
- 0:13GroceryDive,
- 0:14the
- 0:14deal
- 0:15gives
- 0:15Instacart
- 0:15an
- 0:15immediate
- 0:16foothold
- 0:16with
- 0:16established
- 0:17retailer
- 0:17relationships
- 0:18outside
- 0:19North
- 0:19America,
- 0:20including
- 0:20Senko
- 0:21Sud.
- 0:21I
- 0:21hope
- 0:21I'm
- 0:22saying
- 0:22that
- 0:22correctly.
- 0:22Ben
- 0:22in
- 0:23Latin
- 0:23America,
- 0:24Continente
- 0:24in
- 0:25Portugal,
- 0:25my.
- 0:26My
- 0:26favorite
- 0:26Portuguese
- 0:27retailer.
- 0:28And
- 0:28Geronimo,
- 0:29Martins,
- 0:29Lulu
- 0:30and
- 0:30Spar.
- 0:31Instacart's
- 0:31Chief
- 0:31Commercial
- 0:32Officer,
- 0:32Ryan
- 0:32Hamburger
- 0:33said
- 0:33the
- 0:33company
- 0:34has
- 0:34already
- 0:34seen
- 0:34growing
- 0:35global
- 0:35demand
- 0:36for
- 0:36its
- 0:36enterprise
- 0:37products,
- 0:37including
- 0:38Storefront
- 0:38Pro
- 0:38and
- 0:39Kaper
- 0:39carts,
- 0:39with
- 0:39early
- 0:40traction
- 0:40for
- 0:40K
- 0:40Per
- 0:41in
- 0:41Europe
- 0:41and
- 0:42Australia.
- 0:42And
- 0:42its
- 0:42first
- 0:43Storefront
- 0:43Pro
- 0:44launches
- 0:45outside
- 0:45North
- 0:45America
- 0:46with
- 0:46Costco
- 0:46in
- 0:47France
- 0:47and
- 0:47Spain,
- 0:47which
- 0:47I
- 0:48believe
- 0:48we
- 0:48covered
- 0:48on
- 0:48this
- 0:48show.
- 0:49Over
- 0:49time,
- 0:50Instacart
- 0:50plans
- 0:51to
- 0:51bring
- 0:51its
- 0:51broader
- 0:52suite
- 0:52of
- 0:52enterprise
- 0:52technologies,
- 0:53including
- 0:53carrot
- 0:54ads,
- 0:54connected
- 0:54stores
- 0:55and
- 0:55AI
- 0:55and
- 0:56data
- 0:56solutions
- 0:57to
- 0:57instalap's
- 0:57international
- 0:58retail
- 0:58partners.
- 0:59Ben,
- 1:00buy
- 1:00or
- 1:00sell
- 1:01Instacart's
- 1:01acquisition
- 1:02of
- 1:02Instalap
- 1:03as
- 1:03a
- 1:03smart
- 1:03step
- 1:04forward
- 1:05for
- 1:05Instacart?
- 1:06Yeah,
- 1:06I'm
- 1:07buying.
- 1:07Okay,
- 1:07so
- 1:08let
- 1:08me
- 1:09take
- 1:09through.
- 1:09Okay.
- 1:09I
- 1:10think
- 1:10it's
- 1:10a
- 1:10really
- 1:10interesting
- 1:11story
- 1:11and
- 1:12part
- 1:12of
- 1:12the
- 1:12interest
- 1:12in
- 1:13the
- 1:13story
- 1:13is
- 1:14when
- 1:14you
- 1:14view
- 1:15how
- 1:15quick
- 1:16commerce,
- 1:17delivery,
- 1:19connections
- 1:19and
- 1:20profitability
- 1:20is
- 1:21playing
- 1:21out
- 1:21in
- 1:21the
- 1:21grocery
- 1:21space.
- 1:22So
- 1:23one
- 1:23thing
- 1:23that
- 1:23we
- 1:24know
- 1:24is
- 1:24that
- 1:25no
- 1:25matter
- 1:25what
- 1:26your
- 1:26fulfillment
- 1:26route
- 1:27is,
- 1:28ensuring
- 1:28that
- 1:29your
- 1:29in
- 1:29store
- 1:29operations
- 1:30are
- 1:30efficient
- 1:31as
- 1:31possible
- 1:31is
- 1:32absolutely
- 1:32critical
- 1:33for
- 1:33grocery
- 1:33retailers.
- 1:34Okay.
- 1:35So
- 1:35therefore,
- 1:36seeing
- 1:36Instacart
- 1:37continue
- 1:37to
- 1:37develop
- 1:38and
- 1:38invest
- 1:39in
- 1:39that
- 1:39part
- 1:39of
- 1:40its
- 1:40proposition,
- 1:41I
- 1:41think
- 1:42is
- 1:42huge.
- 1:43Now,
- 1:44if
- 1:44you
- 1:45take
- 1:45this
- 1:47acquisition
- 1:48in
- 1:48isolation.
- 1:49Okay.
- 1:50Yeah.
- 1:51It's
- 1:51always
- 1:52really
- 1:52hard
- 1:52to
- 1:52judge
- 1:54an
- 1:54acquisition
- 1:55without
- 1:55knowing
- 1:55how
- 1:55much
- 1:56you
- 1:56paid
- 1:56for
- 1:56it.
- 1:56Right.
- 1:57That's
- 1:57a
- 1:57good
- 1:57point.
- 1:58Fair
- 1:58point.
- 1:59Yeah.
- 2:00The
- 2:00financial
- 2:00terms
- 2:01for
- 2:01this
- 2:01haven't
- 2:01been
- 2:01disclosed.
- 2:02So
- 2:03I'm
- 2:04going
- 2:04to
- 2:04talk
- 2:04about
- 2:04directly,
- 2:05strategically
- 2:05and
- 2:05directionally
- 2:06with
- 2:06that
- 2:06kind
- 2:07of
- 2:07quite
- 2:07big
- 2:07caveat.
- 2:07Right,
- 2:08right,
- 2:08right.
- 2:08Instacart
- 2:09has
- 2:09been
- 2:09building
- 2:09momentum
- 2:11and
- 2:11I
- 2:12think
- 2:12one
- 2:12of
- 2:12the
- 2:12things
- 2:13that
- 2:13we
- 2:14should
- 2:14absolutely
- 2:15think
- 2:15about,
- 2:16I
- 2:16hope
- 2:16everybody's
- 2:16taken
- 2:16enough
- 2:17notice
- 2:17of,
- 2:18is
- 2:18the
- 2:18fact
- 2:19that
- 2:19Aldi
- 2:19US
- 2:20Went
- 2:20with
- 2:21Storefront
- 2:22Pro.
- 2:22Yeah,
- 2:22we
- 2:22talked
- 2:23about
- 2:23that
- 2:23too.
- 2:24That's
- 2:24huge.
- 2:25It's
- 2:25a
- 2:25huge
- 2:25signal
- 2:26that
- 2:26Aldi
- 2:26are
- 2:27moving
- 2:27the
- 2:27entire
- 2:27operating
- 2:28model
- 2:28for
- 2:28their
- 2:28E
- 2:28Comm
- 2:29to
- 2:29Instacart.
- 2:30And
- 2:30you
- 2:30already
- 2:30mentioned
- 2:30Costco
- 2:31in
- 2:31Europe.
- 2:31So
- 2:32I
- 2:33see
- 2:33this
- 2:33as
- 2:33the
- 2:33next
- 2:34step
- 2:34in
- 2:34that
- 2:35journey.
- 2:36So
- 2:37then
- 2:38it
- 2:38comes
- 2:38to
- 2:38what
- 2:39is
- 2:39Instacart
- 2:39buying
- 2:40for
- 2:40how
- 2:40much
- 2:40we
- 2:40don't
- 2:41know.
- 2:41Okay,
- 2:41so
- 2:43it's
- 2:43buying
- 2:43scale
- 2:44and
- 2:45crucially
- 2:45is
- 2:45buying
- 2:46relationships.
- 2:46Grocery
- 2:47relationships
- 2:48are
- 2:48really
- 2:48hard,
- 2:48hard
- 2:49fought,
- 2:49hard
- 2:50build.
- 2:50Here's
- 2:50a
- 2:51hundred
- 2:51retailers,
- 2:5230
- 2:52countries
- 2:53outside
- 2:53the
- 2:53US
- 2:54strength
- 2:55in
- 2:55LATAM,
- 2:55strength
- 2:56in
- 2:56the
- 2:56Middle
- 2:56East.
- 2:58That's
- 2:58a
- 2:58really,
- 2:58really
- 2:58big
- 2:59step
- 2:59forward.
- 2:59So
- 3:00that's
- 3:00a
- 3:00big
- 3:00tick
- 3:01for
- 3:01me.
- 3:01Yeah.
- 3:02Hard
- 3:02to
- 3:02dislodge
- 3:03too.
- 3:03Grocery
- 3:04relationships
- 3:04are
- 3:04hard
- 3:04to
- 3:04dislodge,
- 3:05especially
- 3:05in
- 3:05this
- 3:06front
- 3:06when.
- 3:06Who's
- 3:06running
- 3:07your
- 3:07website?
- 3:07You.
- 3:08Well,
- 3:09not
- 3:09only
- 3:09the
- 3:09website,
- 3:09the
- 3:09full
- 3:10fulfillment
- 3:10and
- 3:11the
- 3:11store
- 3:11solutions
- 3:12to
- 3:12enable
- 3:12it.
- 3:13You
- 3:13mentioned
- 3:13upsell.
- 3:14Of
- 3:14course
- 3:15there's
- 3:15upsell.
- 3:15Retail
- 3:16media
- 3:16paycheck.
- 3:16We
- 3:16can
- 3:16come
- 3:16back
- 3:17to
- 3:17that
- 3:17one.
- 3:19The
- 3:19bit
- 3:19that
- 3:19really
- 3:19intrigued
- 3:20me
- 3:20was,
- 3:21okay,
- 3:22you're
- 3:22buying,
- 3:23you're
- 3:23fast
- 3:24tracking
- 3:24your
- 3:24international
- 3:25book
- 3:25of
- 3:25business.
- 3:26Great.
- 3:27But
- 3:27what
- 3:27about
- 3:27the
- 3:28tech?
- 3:28Is
- 3:29there
- 3:29something
- 3:29new
- 3:29coming
- 3:30into
- 3:30Instacart
- 3:31that
- 3:31they're
- 3:31buying
- 3:31from
- 3:31the
- 3:31tech
- 3:31as
- 3:32well?
- 3:32And
- 3:32I
- 3:32know
- 3:32Insta
- 3:33Leap
- 3:33is
- 3:34highly
- 3:34considered,
- 3:35so
- 3:36look,
- 3:37that's
- 3:37interesting.
- 3:38I
- 3:38knew
- 3:38we
- 3:38were
- 3:38going
- 3:38to
- 3:38talk.
- 3:38You
- 3:39told
- 3:39me
- 3:39we
- 3:39were
- 3:39going
- 3:39to
- 3:39talk
- 3:39about
- 3:39this
- 3:40one.
- 3:40So
- 3:40I
- 3:40asked
- 3:40the
- 3:40Instacart
- 3:41team
- 3:41outright,
- 3:42did
- 3:42you?
- 3:42I
- 3:43did,
- 3:43I
- 3:43did.
- 3:43Nice.
- 3:45And
- 3:45they
- 3:45said,
- 3:45look,
- 3:46they
- 3:46are
- 3:47excited
- 3:48about
- 3:49the
- 3:49fulfillment
- 3:50elements
- 3:50that
- 3:51instalap
- 3:52have
- 3:52developed.
- 3:53So
- 3:53order,
- 3:54managing,
- 3:54picking,
- 3:55routing,
- 3:56these
- 3:56things.
- 3:56Are
- 3:57built
- 3:57really
- 3:57more
- 3:57that
- 3:57side.
- 3:58So
- 3:58that
- 3:58is
- 4:00two
- 4:00elements
- 4:01to
- 4:01it.
- 4:02I
- 4:02think
- 4:02the
- 4:02right
- 4:02term
- 4:03is.
- 4:03An
- 4:03Instacart
- 4:04spokesperson
- 4:05said,
- 4:07and
- 4:07I
- 4:07think
- 4:07the
- 4:07quote
- 4:08is,
- 4:08over
- 4:08time,
- 4:08we
- 4:09expect
- 4:09to
- 4:09consolidate
- 4:10the
- 4:10tech
- 4:10stacks
- 4:12into
- 4:12a
- 4:12single
- 4:13unified
- 4:13platform
- 4:14that
- 4:14brings
- 4:14together
- 4:14the
- 4:14best
- 4:15of
- 4:15both
- 4:15products.
- 4:15So
- 4:16it
- 4:16looks
- 4:16like
- 4:16you've
- 4:17got
- 4:17an
- 4:17acquisition
- 4:18that
- 4:18gives
- 4:19a
- 4:19needed
- 4:19shot
- 4:20in
- 4:20the
- 4:20arm
- 4:20for
- 4:20international
- 4:21expansion.
- 4:22It's
- 4:22aligned
- 4:23with
- 4:23a
- 4:23profitable
- 4:24kind
- 4:24of
- 4:24platform
- 4:25strategy
- 4:25play
- 4:26and
- 4:26it
- 4:27brings
- 4:27in
- 4:27tech
- 4:27that
- 4:28can
- 4:28also
- 4:28help
- 4:28develop
- 4:28the
- 4:29core
- 4:29offer.
- 4:30So
- 4:30we
- 4:31found,
- 4:31I
- 4:31said,
- 4:31paid
- 4:32to
- 4:32achieve
- 4:32all
- 4:32that,
- 4:33that
- 4:33feels
- 4:33like
- 4:33a
- 4:33good
- 4:33place
- 4:33to
- 4:34be,
- 4:34right?
- 4:34Yeah,
- 4:34yeah,
- 4:35yeah.
- 4:35I
- 4:35mean,
- 4:35I
- 4:35think,
- 4:36I
- 4:36think,
- 4:36you
- 4:36know,
- 4:37I
- 4:38think
- 4:38I'm
- 4:38gonna
- 4:38agree
- 4:38with
- 4:38you,
- 4:38Ben.
- 4:39I
- 4:39think
- 4:39I'm
- 4:39gonna
- 4:39agree
- 4:39with
- 4:40you.
- 4:41I
- 4:41mean,
- 4:42you
- 4:42know,
- 4:42you
- 4:43know,
- 4:43I
- 4:43mean,
- 4:43it's
- 4:43a
- 4:44card.
- 4:44Knows
- 4:44this
- 4:44too.
- 4:44Like,
- 4:44I
- 4:44have
- 4:45a.
- 4:45I
- 4:45love
- 4:45Haberly,
- 4:46I
- 4:46love
- 4:46them.
- 4:46I
- 4:47like
- 4:47talking
- 4:47to
- 4:47them.
- 4:48I
- 4:48always
- 4:48enjoy
- 4:48whenever
- 4:49I
- 4:49get
- 4:49the
- 4:49chance
- 4:49to
- 4:49interview
- 4:50them.
- 4:50But,
- 4:50you
- 4:50know,
- 4:51some,
- 4:51some
- 4:51of
- 4:51the
- 4:51things
- 4:52I've
- 4:52had
- 4:52questions
- 4:52about,
- 4:53you
- 4:53know,
- 4:53over
- 4:53the
- 4:53years
- 4:54and
- 4:54so.
- 4:55But
- 4:55I
- 4:55think
- 4:55this
- 4:55is
- 4:56a
- 4:56smart
- 4:56move.
- 4:56I
- 4:56think
- 4:56it
- 4:57is.
- 4:57I
- 4:57think
- 4:57for
- 4:57the
- 4:57reasons
- 4:57you
- 4:58said.
- 4:58I
- 4:58mean,
- 4:58one,
- 4:59it's
- 4:59growth
- 4:59via
- 4:59acquisition,
- 5:00which
- 5:00I
- 5:00think
- 5:00is
- 5:00important
- 5:00in
- 5:01and
- 5:01of
- 5:01itself
- 5:01because
- 5:02as
- 5:02you
- 5:02know,
- 5:02I
- 5:02mentioned
- 5:03in
- 5:03the
- 5:03headline
- 5:03read
- 5:03too,
- 5:03it's
- 5:04been
- 5:04tough
- 5:04for
- 5:04Instacart
- 5:05to
- 5:05crack
- 5:05this
- 5:05market.
- 5:06And
- 5:06it
- 5:06sounds
- 5:06like,
- 5:06as
- 5:07you're
- 5:07discussing,
- 5:07there's
- 5:08probably
- 5:08some
- 5:08IP
- 5:08that
- 5:09they're
- 5:09grabbing
- 5:09here
- 5:10in
- 5:10terms
- 5:10of
- 5:10how
- 5:10the
- 5:11tech
- 5:11works.
- 5:11And
- 5:11there's
- 5:12also
- 5:12just
- 5:12the
- 5:12IP
- 5:13of
- 5:13the
- 5:13relationships
- 5:14themselves,
- 5:14which
- 5:15I
- 5:15don't
- 5:15think.
- 5:15Which
- 5:15is
- 5:15a
- 5:15great
- 5:16point
- 5:16because
- 5:16I
- 5:16don't
- 5:16think
- 5:16you
- 5:16can
- 5:17discount
- 5:17that
- 5:18at
- 5:18all.
- 5:18And
- 5:19then
- 5:19the
- 5:19other
- 5:19point
- 5:19too,
- 5:19which
- 5:19I
- 5:20was
- 5:20actually
- 5:20surprised
- 5:20you
- 5:20mentioned
- 5:21it,
- 5:21but
- 5:21you
- 5:21only
- 5:21mentioned
- 5:22it
- 5:22briefly,
- 5:22was,
- 5:22was
- 5:23retail
- 5:23media.
- 5:23That's
- 5:24what
- 5:24scales.
- 5:25So
- 5:25as
- 5:25you
- 5:25conglomerate
- 5:26all
- 5:26these
- 5:27platforms
- 5:27together,
- 5:27from
- 5:28a
- 5:28software
- 5:28standpoint,
- 5:29the
- 5:29retail
- 5:30media
- 5:30is
- 5:30the
- 5:30engine
- 5:31that
- 5:31drives
- 5:31the
- 5:31profitability
- 5:32of
- 5:32Instacart
- 5:33in
- 5:33the
- 5:33long
- 5:34run.
- 5:34So
- 5:34you're
- 5:35going
- 5:35to
- 5:35get
- 5:35more
- 5:35scale
- 5:36in
- 5:36that
- 5:36because
- 5:36the
- 5:36brands
- 5:37now
- 5:37can
- 5:37position
- 5:38their
- 5:38retail
- 5:38media
- 5:39across
- 5:39more
- 5:40options
- 5:40globally
- 5:41too,
- 5:41which
- 5:41I
- 5:41think
- 5:42has
- 5:42to
- 5:42be
- 5:43a
- 5:43part
- 5:43of
- 5:43this.
- 5:44Right,
- 5:44Ben?
- 5:44I
- 5:44mean,
- 5:44you
- 5:44know
- 5:44that
- 5:45better
- 5:45than
- 5:45I
- 5:45do.
- 5:45Yeah,
- 5:46I
- 5:46completely
- 5:46agree.
- 5:47The
- 5:47potential
- 5:48to
- 5:48scale,
- 5:48particularly
- 5:49carrot
- 5:49ads,
- 5:51that
- 5:51media
- 5:51play
- 5:51is
- 5:52huge.
- 5:52And
- 5:52I
- 5:52think
- 5:52I
- 5:53would
- 5:53just.
- 5:53Look,
- 5:53just
- 5:54one
- 5:54more
- 5:54point
- 5:55to
- 5:56help
- 5:56you
- 5:56with
- 5:56that
- 5:57final.
- 5:58Make
- 5:58the
- 5:58final
- 5:58decision.
- 6:00You
- 6:00mentioned
- 6:00Ryan
- 6:00Hamburger,
- 6:01Chief
- 6:01Commercial
- 6:02Officer
- 6:02in
- 6:03the
- 6:03intro.
- 6:04He's
- 6:04actually
- 6:04one
- 6:04of
- 6:04our
- 6:04speakers.
- 6:05Oh,
- 6:05yeah.
- 6:05At
- 6:05Shop
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