The $17 billion acquisition is in the final countdown: DoorDash (DASH.US) plans to acquire Instacart to enter the home shopping battlefield, with an official announcement as early as Thursday.

Zhitong Finance APP has learned that media reports, citing sources familiar with the matter, said that DoorDash's (DASH.US) plan to acquire Instacart could be announced as early as Thursday morning Eastern Time. Speculation about the deal began to heat up last week. At that time, The Information reported that Instacart was exploring a sale and had approached companies such as Uber and DoorDash. On Monday, multiple media outlets reported that DoorDash was in advanced talks to acquire Instacart, and the deal could value Instacart at about $17 billion.