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troupo • today at 4:38 PM • 1 reply • view on HN

> increases competition. You are missing something fundamental if you think "2 services becoming one means less competition."

"When there are fewer competitors it means there's increased competition" is quite the take.

> The real competitors to Doordash and Instacart for grocery delivery are not each other.

Together they will have ~80% of the market.


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nonethewiser • today at 4:47 PM

>"When there are fewer competitors it means there's increased competition" is quite the take.

I think it's quite obvious that mergers can increase competition. Especially when you read the rest of my comment. Can you steelman what I'm saying?

>Together they will have ~80% of the market.

Are you mixing restaurant delivery (~60% for doordash) with grocery delivery (~20% for instacart)? Those are different market shares.