Category Sales Growth Feb - Mar 2020 Percent Growth (%)
InstaShop is a grocery-on-demand start-up that was first launched in Dubai but expanded across the rest of the UAE and into Qatar, Egypt, Bahrain, Lebanon, and Greece.
Originally a marketplace for ondemand grocery delivery, InstaShop has also now expanded to cater to florists, pharmacies, butcheries, bakeries, and pet shops.
As a provider of all things food, grocery, pharmacy and medication, Instashop saw major growth when corporate hypermarkets and department stores like Carrefour struggled to deliver for the millions of consumers stuck at home.
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