Simo: Instacart will empower local grocers to compete with Amazon
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Fidji Simo, CEO of Instacart, discusses her five-year strategic vision for Instacart and its role in helping local grocery retailers withstand competition from Amazon.
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“And I think it means that we will have helped our retail partners really compete against Amazon and we'll have Given them all of the technology tools so that they remain at the center of local communities and allow local communities to thrive.”
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