1. Channel: Delivery

Instacart’s sales and profit margins jump ahead of IPO

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Instacart reported that its revenues jumped more than 50 percent in the fourth quarter, and its profit margins rose more than 80 percent. The delivery service is reportedly closer to filing an initial public offering of its stock.

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