Nth concentration in the sector of express home delivery. The Turkish Getir announces this Friday the acquisition of its German competitor Gorillas.
“Getir has taken over the entirety of the Berlin-based express delivery company Gorillas,” the Turkish “dark shop” said in a statement. The amount of this transaction was not specified, but this acquisition values the Gorilas company at 1.2 billion dollars, a Getir spokesman told AFP, who declined to be identified.
According to the British economic newspaper Financial Times, this acquisition values Getir at 10,000 million dollars.
Getir valued at $10 billion
Founded in the summer of 2015 in Istanbul, Getir is present in nine countries on three continents and claims “pioneer” status in ultra-fast grocery delivery, via delivery people on yellow and purple scooters who source their supplies from “dark shops.” “, whose shelves do not welcome the public. It employs more than 32,000 people.
Founded in Germany in June 2020, Gorillas has 14,000 employees in around 60 cities, including Amsterdam, Paris and New York. He seized this year from the Frenchman Frichti.
This operation accelerates the ongoing consolidation in this booming sector since the coronavirus pandemic and the various lockdowns, which have increased the need for food deliveries.
In May, Germany’s Flink announced the acquisition of its French competitor Cajoo.
Source: BFM TV
