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Maplebear Inc., which does business as Instacart, announced a new round of layoffs as part of its restructuring. The company will reduce its workforce by seven percent, which will result in the termination of around 250 staff.
Instacart is making the latest job cuts amid increasing food costs and market competition. The San Francisco-based delivery company is struggling, and weak sales have sent shares down.
Instacart’s Forecast
Market Watch reported that Instacart declared a forecast for the first quarter gross transaction value of $8 billion to $8.2 billion. This is the expected size of the total value of products that the consumers buy. The number is above the FactSet forecasts of just $7.91 billion.
Moreover, the firm gained 44 cents per share compared with estimates from FactSet of a 7-cent loss per share. The total value of merchandise sold reportedly increased by 7% to $7.89 billion, exceeding estimates of $7.8 billion.
Layoffs and Departure of COO
Instacart confirmed on Tuesday, Feb. 13, that it is laying off more than 200 workers. As per Tech Crunch, the company also stated in its recent filing at the Securities Exchange Commission that the job cuts will allow it to align its organizational structure better. It will be able to focus on its key growth opportunities and top strategic priorities as well.
“Today, we made the tough decision to part with approximately 250 of our talented team members,” Instacart’s chief executive officer, Fidji Simo, said in a memo to employees. “This will allow us to reshape the company and flatten the organization so we can focus on our most promising initiatives that we believe will transform our company and industry over the long term. I am confident this will enable us to execute with even more focus and efficiency moving forward.”
Meanwhile, Instacart also announced that its chief operating officer, Asha Sharma, has informed the management about her plans to resign on March 1. The company has no plans of appointing a new COO at this time.
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