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Instacart lays off 1,877 employees — January 21, 2021

Instacart, a food company based in United States, laid off 1,877 employees on January 21, 2021. The layoff was reported by this source.

Company
Instacart
Employees laid off
1,877
Date
January 21, 2021
Industry
Food
Country
United States
Total raised (pre-layoff)
$2400M

Source: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-21/instacart-to-cut-1-900-jobs-including-its-only-union-positions

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